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December 31, 2012 by Jenny Klein

A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!– For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! 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 […]

October 16, 2012 by Jenny Klein

My Lost Youth by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Often I think of the beautiful town That is seated by the sea; Often in thought go up and down The pleasant streets of that dear old town, And my youth comes back to me. And a verse of a Lapland song Is haunting my memory still: ‘A boy’s will is the wind’s will, And […]