 Was not 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, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are...  The Golden Gift: A Token for All Seasons - Page 28edited by - 1847 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sunday school teachers - 1813 - 1368 pages
...the habitations of the dead ! " Life is short, and time is fleeting, And our hearts, thongh strong and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave." Does the shuttle cease to ply, when the web has been fully woven ? In like manner, when the great web... | |
 | 1844 - 454 pages
...LIFE AND ITS DUTIES. BY PROFESSOR LONGFELLOW. LIFE is real ! Life is earnest ! i And the grave is not its goal ; "Dust thou art, to dust returnest," Was...grave. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle ! Be a hero in the strife ! Trust no Future, howe'er... | |
 | Christian life - 1862 - 346 pages
...this morning, I could not help thinking of those lines in the psalm : " ' Our hearts, though strong and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave.' " " Well, dear Annie, returned her mother, smiling, though it is right and needful to meditate sometimes... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1838 - 564 pages
...art, to dust returnee!, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destin'd end or way ; But to act, that each to-morrow Find...grave. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle 1 Be a hero in the strife ! Trust no Future, howe'er... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1838 - 566 pages
...sorrow, Is our destin'd end or way ; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. IT. Art is long, and time is fleeting, And our hearts,...grave. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle I Be a hero in the strife ! Trust no Future, howe'er... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1839 - 174 pages
...! A PSALM OF LIFE. WHAT THE HURT OT THE YOUJTO Mil! >11D TO THE PIALWI9T. TELL me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! For the soul...grave. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle ! Be a hero in the strife ! Trust no Future, howe'er... | |
 | Theology - 1840 - 424 pages
...that breathes through these lines of Mr. Longfellow. " A PSALM OF LIFE. " What the heart of the young man said to the Psalmist. " Tell me not, in mournful...grave. " In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle ! Be a hero in the strife. " Trust no Future, howe'er... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1840 - 184 pages
...slumbers, And things are not what they seem. L;fe is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal ; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not...grave. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle ! Be a hero in the strife ! Trust no Future, howe'er... | |
 | Edward Payson Weston - American poetry - 1840 - 228 pages
...lies, And flowers of Eden fringe it round. LINES ON THE DEATH OF BB THATCHER. BY ISAAC M'LELLAN. JR. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts,...muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. LONGFELLOW, HARK ! the funeral bell is tolling — Calling to the grave's retreat ; And the funeral... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins - Christian civilization - 1840 - 36 pages
...the victory. If you would be His followers, be prepared to take up each his cross, and follow Him : "Art is long, and Time is fleeting: And our hearts,...muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate, Still achieving, still pursuing, iearn to... | |
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