- 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
- Overall, “A Psalm of Life” encourages a positive, purposeful approach to life, advocating for making a meaningful impact in the world.
- "Footprints on the sands of time", c. 1891 illustration. A Psalm of Life. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!—
- It is an upbeat psalmists answer to the biblical psalm that we are but dust heading for the grave, urging us instead to be heroic, to make the most of our lives...
- Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time
- "A Psalm of Life" was written by the famed New England poet and professor Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
- Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time
- English Lyric. A psalm of life. ... Heart within,and God O’erhead! Lives of great men all remind us. We can make our lives sublime, And departing,leave behind us.
- In the fourth stanza of ‘A Psalm of Life’, the narrator speaks about what life can seem to be.
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- The later section of the article will deal with the explanation of A Psalm of Life, its symbolism, meaning, figure of speech, and questions and answers about...
- Major Themes in “A Psalm of Life”: Life and hope are two major themes of the poem, which the poet has incorporated using aplenty of literary elements.
- A Psalm of Life was published in Longfellow's collection Voices Of The Night (1839).
