 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 heart...  Christian Examiner and Theological Review - Page 2451840Full view - About this book
 | 1844 - 454 pages
...in the strife ! Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant ! Let the dead Fast bury its dead ! Act, — act in the living Present ! Heart within, and God o'erhead...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,... | |
 | Christian life - 1878 - 380 pages
...lead us to help any in trouble ; for if we do, our generous impulses may come too late. " Act — act in the living present, Heart within and God o'erhead. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time." HWP... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1838 - 566 pages
...Present ! Heart within, and God o'er head ! V II. Lives of great men all remind us " We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footsteps...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, With a heart... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1838 - 564 pages
...glorious Present ! Heart within, and God o'er head ! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footsteps on the sands of timo. Footsteps, that, perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrcck'd... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1840 - 588 pages
...in the strife ! "Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant ! Let the dead Past bury its dead ! Act, — act in the living Present ! Heart within, and God o'erhead...behind us Footsteps on the sands of time ; " Footsteps, thai perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, ' A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing,... | |
 | Commerce - 1841 - 596 pages
...NOTICE OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF JOSEPH MAY.* Live 8 of good men all remind \\e We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footsteps...time ; Footsteps, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er lite'» troubled main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother. Seeing, shall taxe heart again. — LOHOFILLOW.... | |
 | College students' writings, American - 1842 - 512 pages
...quote but a portion : " Trust no future, howe'er pleasant ! Let the dead past bury its dead ! Act, act in the living present ! Heart within, and God o'erhead...perhaps another. Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A Ibrloru and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. " Let us then, be up and doing, With... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...in the strife ! Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant ! Let the dead Past bury its dead ! Act, — act in the living Present ! Heart within, and GOD o'erhead ! 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,... | |
 | Books - 1842 - 610 pages
...in the strife ! Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant ! Let the (lead Past bury its dead ! Act, — act in the living Present ! Heart within, and GoD o'erhead ! 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... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1843 - 570 pages
...in the strife ! Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant ! Let the dead Past bury its dead ! Act, — act in the living Present ! Heart within, and God o'erhead...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,... | |
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