John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6479 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6479 |
| AUTHOR: | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | 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. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Psalm of Life. |
| Note 1. Things are not always what they seem.—Phædrus: Fables, book iv. Fable 2. [back] |