3 James Russell Lowell Quotes on Death

James Russell Lowell quotes on death

24. Ye come and go incessant; we remain Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past; Be reverent, ye who flit and are forgot, Of faith so nobly realized as this.

27. But life is sweet, though all that makes it sweet Lessen like sound of friends' departing feet; And Death is beautiful as feet of friend Coming with welcome at our journey's end. For me Fate gave, whate'er she else denied, A nature sloping to the southern side; I thank her for it, though when clouds arise Such natures double-darken gloomy skies.

34. As life runs on, the road grows strange With faces new, and near the end The milestones into headstones change, 'Neath every one a friend.