He needs must think of her once more, How in the grave she lies; And with his hard, rough hand he wipes A tear out of his eyes. Toiling, — rejoicing, — sorrowing, Onward through life he goes ; Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it... American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 4191840Full view - About this book
| Joseph William Jenks - English poetry - 1856 - 574 pages
...sorrowing, Onward through life he goes ; Each morning sees some task begun, Each evening sees it close ; pose ; Yet hark, how through the peopled air host taught ! Thus at the flaming forgo of life Our fortunes must be wrought ; Thus on its sounding... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1856 - 432 pages
...Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close ; Something attempted, something douo, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thon hast taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought ; Thus on its sounding... | |
| Readers - 1856 - 518 pages
...sorrowing, Onward through life he goes : Each morning sees some task begin, E ich evening sees it close ; Something attempted, something done. Has earned a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to thet-, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou host taught ! Thus, at the flaming forge of Life, Our... | |
| John Holland - 1856 - 386 pages
...floor." And then the moral built upon the blacksmith's "something attempted— something done :" — " Thus at the flaming forge of life, Our fortunes must be wrought ; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped Each burning deed and thought ! " • In further conversation he... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1857 - 428 pages
...sorrowing, Onward through life he goes ; Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close ; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a...to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast tanght ! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought ; Thus on its sounding anvil... | |
| Handicraft - 1857 - 34 pages
...sorrowing, Onward through life he goes, Each morning sees some task began, Each evening sees its close ; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a...thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou has taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought ; 14 But lastly let me... | |
| 1857 - 986 pages
...sorrowing, Onward through life he goes ; Each morning sees some task begun, Each evening sees it close ; Something attempted, something done. Has earned a...repose. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For (he lesson thou hast taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought ; Thus... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1857 - 456 pages
...earn'da night's repose. 8. Thanks v , thanks to thee, my worthy friend', For the lesson thou hast taughtM Thus, at the flaming forge of life', Our fortunes must be wrought^, Thus, on its sounding anvil', shap'd Each burning deed and thought v . XVI. — THE THUNDER STORM.... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Readers - 1857 - 394 pages
...more, how in the grave she lies,And with his hard, rough hand he wipes a tear from out his eyes. 8. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, for the lesson thou hast Thus at the flaming forge of life our fortunes must be wrought; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped each... | |
| Thomas Crampton - 1858 - 264 pages
...oicing,—sorrowing, Onward through life he goes; Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a...flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped Each burning deed and thought! NOTES.—HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW,... | |
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