 Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time ; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take...  Hymns and Anthems Adapted for Jewish Worship - Page 531886 - 191 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1844 - 454 pages
...great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footsteps on the sands of time ; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing,... | |
 | Christian life - 1876 - 352 pages
...great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time ; Footprints that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing shall take heart again.'" But, alas ! sometimes the... | |
 | New York State Agricultural Society - Agriculture - 1870 - 972 pages
...all of human mould, had fully wrought out its mission, and that in his life's journey, he has left " Footprints in the sands of time. " Footprints that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing shall take heart again." For such a spirit, forming... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time ; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwreck'd brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing,... | |
 | Books - 1842 - 610 pages
...great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time ; Footprints that perhaps another Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwreck'd brother Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us then be up and doing,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 278 pages
...great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time ; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwreck'd brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1843 - 570 pages
...great men all remind us "We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footsteps on the sands of time ; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing,... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - English language - 1844 - 372 pages
...great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time. Footprints that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwreck'd brother, Seeing, shall take heart again." This is very different from... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Ballads, English - 1844 - 188 pages
...great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time ; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwreck'd brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing,... | |
 | American literature - 1844 - 504 pages
...great men all remind us We may make our lives sublime, And departing leave behind us, Footprints on the sands of time. Footprints that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwreck'd brother Seeing may take heart again." Beautiful as are these extracts,... | |
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