 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, Was not spoken...  Philips' graduated standard poetry book - Page 55by Philip George and son, ltd - 1885 - 96 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1852 - 588 pages
...MttlOR Tin me not, in mournful numbers, Life is bat an empty dream ! For the suol U dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real !...spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way ; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. Art is long,... | |
 | 1852 - 620 pages
..." 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...spoken of the soul. " Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destin'd end or way ; But to act that each to-morrow Find us further than to-day. " Art is long... | |
 | Choice descriptive poetry - 1852 - 112 pages
...mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not as they seem. Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the...spoken of 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. Trust no future,... | |
 | Cottage verse, Joseph Jones - 1852 - 296 pages
...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 ;...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,... | |
 | American poetry - 1852 - 196 pages
...mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are riot what they seem. Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And...its goal ; " Dust thou art, to dust returnest," Was not spoken of the soul. A PSALM OF LIFE. 109 Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or... | |
 | Thomas March Clark - Christian ethics - 1852 - 170 pages
...humanity, do it with all your might, and do it now. "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 sorrow, la our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. Let us, then,... | |
 | Churches of Christ - 1852 - 588 pages
...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 gonl: " Bust thou art, to dust returnest," Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment,... | |
 | George Gilfillan - Authors, English - 1852 - 346 pages
...accompaniment :— "Life is real, Life is earnest, And the grave is not its goal: ' Dost thou art, to dust returnest,' Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment and not sorrow, Is our being's destined way; But to act that each to-morrow. Finds us farther than to-day. In the world's... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1852 - 802 pages
...? — ' Life is real — life is earnest, And the grave is not its goal ; "Dust tliou art, to dust returnest," Was not spoken of the soul. ' Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our being's end or way, But to live that each to-morrow Finds us farther than to-day. ' In the world's... | |
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