Poetry & Verse
The Goblet of Life
By Henry Wadsworth LongfellowSource: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - PoetryDB (Public Domain)202 words
Filled is Life's goblet to the brim; And though my eyes with tears are dim, I see its sparkling bubbles swim, And chant a melancholy...
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Filled is Life's goblet to the brim; And though my eyes with tears are dim, I see its sparkling bubbles swim, And chant a melancholy hymn With solemn voice and slow. This goblet, wrought with curious art, Is filled with waters, that upstart, When the deep fountains of the heart, By strong convulsions rent apart, Are running all to waste.…
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