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... The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Page 4by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1867 - 452 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1844 - 454 pages
...of 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,...achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait. THE CIRCASSIAN WOMEN. — On all occasions the Circassians testify much consideration for them. If a horseman... | |
| Christian life - 1876 - 352 pages
...in : " 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...shipwrecked brother, Seeing shall take heart again.'" But, alas ! sometimes the unconscious influence is for evil. We see some one just going as close to... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Digital images - 1839 - 174 pages
...our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footsteps on the sands of time ; Footsteps, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main,...shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. THE REAPER... | |
| William Cooke Taylor - 1840 - 800 pages
...to future discove ,ry. To use the illustration of an American poet, he has been anxious to leave " foot-prints on the sands of time" — Foot-prints,...shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. In the discussion of such a variety of topics as necessarily enter into the complicated histories of... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1840 - 588 pages
...our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footsteps on the sands of time ; " Footsteps, thai perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main,...take heart again. "Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait." — pp. 5-7.... | |
| Theology - 1840 - 424 pages
...our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footsteps on the sands of time ; " Footsteps, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main,...take heart again. " Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait." It would... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...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,...pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait. THE LIGHT OF STARS. Tin: night is come, but not too soon ; And sinking silently, All silently, the little moon Drops down... | |
| New York State Agricultural Society - Agriculture - 1870 - 972 pages
...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,...shipwrecked brother, Seeing shall take heart again." For such a spirit, forming was not simply a business or the occupation of time. It was communion with... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1843 - 570 pages
...of 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,...shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. THE REAPER... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 278 pages
...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,...achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait, SPRING IN NEW ENGLAND. BY CARLOS WTLCOX. swoln in drenching rain, seeds, germs, and buds Start at the... | |
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