A few days ago
Lilmaster

What does the following verse mean? (a psalm of life by HW longfellow)?

What does the following verse mean? (a psalm of life by HW longfellow)

“Art is long, and Time is fleeting,

And our hearts, though stout and brave,

Still, like muffled drums, are beating

Funeral marches to the grave. ”

Can you please explain this verse?

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A few days ago
anobium625

Favorite Answer

What we achieve in art, our writings, paintings, and music, will last long after we are dead. All of us, however vigorous, will die.
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6 years ago
mahendra
that’s wrong
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