The Psalm of Life by H. W. Longfellow
The Psalm of Life poem ||Henry Wadsworth Longfellow a psalm of Life||Th Psalm of the Life poem in English
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Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal.
"Dust thou art, to dust returnest,"
Is not spoken of the soul.
Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is over destined end or way;
But to act that each tomorrow
Finds us farther than today.
In the world's broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of life.
Be not like dumb, driven cattle.
Be a hero in the strife!
Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
learn to labour and to wait.
About the Poet H. W. Longfellow
The full name of long fellow was Henry Wordsworth Longfellow. He was an American poet. He was a very famous in the world. He worked as a teacher of Modern languages at Harvard University. The 'Voices of the Night' was his first collection of poems, in published in 1839. It included 'The psalm of Life'. His other works were : 'Poems on Slavery', 'The Spanish Student', Belfray of Bruges', 'The golden Legend' etc.
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Central idea of the poem 'The Psalm of the life"
What is the meaning of psalm of the life by Henry Wadsworth longfellow || how does the poet describe life in the Psalm of the life||
The poem 'The Psalm of life' published in 1838 is a celebration of life, an earnest effort to see Life in the right spiritual perspective. In the Psalm (The Bible) at some places human life has been referred to as something of little consequence. The poet does not agree with these view of the Psalmist.
Life is not an empty dream. it is a serious reality. Death is not its ultimate object for soul is immortal. Sorrow or Joy is not its preordaned way or aim. Our main duty in life is to work hard and progress day by day. In this short and temporary camp of life we should face the circumstances of life as a hero, and not be driven this way or that way by them like helpless cattle. We should give up idleness and start working hard to achieve success after success. We should learn to labour hard and wait for the result.
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