John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6480 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6480 |
| AUTHOR: | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | 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. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Psalm of Life. |