The Dawn Is Not Distant, Nor Is

The Country Is Lyric, The Town Dramatic. When Mingled, They Make The Most Perfect Musical Drama.

I Am Never Indifferent, And Never Pretend To Be, To What People Say Or Think Of My Books. They Are My Children, And I Like To Have Them Liked.

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.

Nature Is A Revelation Of God; Art A Revelation Of Man.

Trust No Future, However Pleasant! Let The Dead Past Bury Its Dead! Act -- Act In The Living Present! Heart Within And God Overhead.