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.
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Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.Congrats with the Classic Poem Of The Day. Most deserving poem
I have been teaching this poem to my pupils sincere last two decades... one and all must read this great piece!
Beautiful and powerful poem. The ultimate stanza is very moving.