Forever — never! Never — forever!" There groups of merry children played, There youths and maidens dreaming strayed; O precious hours! O golden prime, And affluence of love and time! Even as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient timepiece... Blackwood's Magazine - Page 5201851Full view - About this book
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 pages
...and maidens dreaming strayed ; O precious hours ! O golden prime, And affluence of love and time ! Even as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient...told, — "For ever — never ! Never — for ever ! " From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on her wedding night ; There, in that... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pages
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| Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 pages
...and maidens dreaming strayed ; O precious hours ! O golden prime, And affluence of love and time ! Even as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient timepiece told, — " Forever — never ! Never — forever ! " 7. From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 344 pages
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| Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1853 - 644 pages
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| Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
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| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 470 pages
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| Oliver Oldham - 1854 - 406 pages
...youths and maidens dreaming strayed ; O precious hours ! O golden prime, And affluence of love and time! Even as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient timepiece told,— " Forever—never! Never—forever!" 7. From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 578 pages
...and maidens dreaming strayed ; O precious hours ! O golden prime, And affluence of love and time ! Even as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient...told, — " For ever — never ! Never — for ever !" From that chamber, clothed in white, There, in that silent room below, The dead lay in his shroud... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 264 pages
...and maidens dreaming strayed ; O precious hours ! O golden prime, And affluence of love and time ! Even as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient...told, — "For ever— never! Never — for ever!" From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on her wedding night ; There, in that silent... | |
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