 | George Gilfillan - 1850 - 448 pages
...Life is real! Life is earnest 1 And the grave is not its goal; ' Dust thou art, to dust returnest,' Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not...destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1850 - 384 pages
...human kind. In his Psalm of Life he has declared this faith. Dust thou art — to dust returnest— Was not spoken of the soul ! " Not enjoyment, and...destined end or way : But to act, that each to-morrow Find us further than to-duy." The following verse contains a beautiful image : " Art is long, and time... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1850 - 292 pages
...syllables. BIVOUAC ; blv'oo-iVk ; required by the metre to be in three syllables. TELL me not, in mournful numbers, " Life is but an empty dream ! " For the...slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is reaZ ! life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal ; " Dust thou art, to dust returnest," Was not... | |
 | Daniel C. Eddy - 1850 - 396 pages
...Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal ; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. " Not enjoyment, and not...destined end or way ; But to act that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. " Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1850 - 396 pages
...Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal ; ' Dust thou art, to dust returnest,' Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not...destined end or way ; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like... | |
 | Garland - 1850 - 152 pages
...of sin and sorrow, Would bring thee nigh. Tell me not in mournful numbers ' Life is but a troubled dream,' For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things...what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; ' Dust thou art, to dust retuinest,' Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment,... | |
 | 1850 - 604 pages
...A PSALM OF LIFE. " What the heart of the young man said to the Psalmist. " Tell me not in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ; For the soul...that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. j " Life is real ! life is earnest, And the grave is not its goal ; Dust thou art. to dust returnest,... | |
 | William Adams - 1850 - 392 pages
...life is earnest! And the Grave is not its goal ; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken to the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way, But to act, that each to-morrow Find us further than to-day. grow up as a Man, not as an animal whose one idea is that enjoyment of... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...divided us, and thereby made us slaves." — Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers. TELL me not, in mournful numbers, " Life is but an empty dream !" For the soul...what they seem. Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal ; " Dust thou art, to dust returuest " Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment,... | |
 | Gems - 1851 - 206 pages
...ANON. A PSALM OF LIFE. What the heart of the young man said to the Psalmist. Tell me not in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! For the soul...what they seem. Life is real! life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returneth, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment,... | |
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TELL me not , in mournful numbers , "Life is but an empty dream!" For the soul is dead that slumbers And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal ; "Dust thou art, to dust returnest, 
