From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on her wedding night ; There, in that silent room below, The dead lay in his shroud of snow ; And in the hush that followed the prayer, Was heard the old clock on the stair, — " Forever — never... Poems - Page 245by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 764 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1851 - 786 pages
...his gold, Those hours the ancient timepiece told — • For ever — never ! Never— for ever ! ' All are scattered now and fled, Some are married,...' Ah, when shall they all meet again ! * As in the daya long since gone by, The ancient timepiece makes reply — ' For ever — never ! Never — for... | |
| 1850 - 464 pages
...followed the prayer, Was heard the old clock on the stair, " Forever — never ! Never — forever '." All are scattered now, and fled, Some are married,...Forever there, but never here ! The horologe of Eternity Sayeth this incessantly, — " Forever — never '. Never — forever !" HW LONGFELLOW. To POETRY,... | |
| 1855 - 676 pages
...long since gone by t ' The ancient time-piece makes reply— "Forever — never 1 Never— forever I" Never here, forever there, Where all parting, pain and care, And death and time shall disappear — Ever there, but never here I The horologe of Eternity . . Sayeth this Incessantly — "Forever—... | |
| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1846 - 558 pages
...followed the prayer Was heard the old clock, on the stair, — "Forever — never ! Never — forever !'r All are scattered now and fled, Some are married,...some are dead ; And when I ask, with throbs of pain, 1 Ah, when shall they all meet again As in the days, long since gone by," The ancient time-piece makes... | |
| Theodore Dwight - 1846 - 764 pages
...! Never — forever !" All are scattered now and fled, Some are married, some are dead ; And when J ask, with throbs of pain, " Ah ! when shall they all...never! Never — forever!" Never here, forever there, л Where all parting, pain, and care, And death and lime shall disappear — Forever there, but never... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1846 - 178 pages
...followed the prayer, Was heard the old clock on the stair, — " Forever — never ! Never — forever ! " All are scattered now and fled, Some are married,...when shall they all meet again ? " As in the days long-since gone by, The ancient timepiece makes reply, — " Forever — never ! Never — forever... | |
| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1846 - 570 pages
...never! Never — forever !" All are scattered now and fled, Some are married, some are dead ; And when 1 ask, with throbs of pain, ' Ah, when shall they all...again As in the days, long since gone by," The ancient time-p,ece makes reply, — "Forever — never ! Never — forever !" Never here, forever there, Where... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 128 pages
...followed the prayer, Was heard the old clock on the stair, — " For ever — never ! Never — for ever!" All are scattered now and fled, Some are married,...they all meet again ?" As in the days long since gone bj, The ancient time-piece makes reply, — " For ever — never ! Never — for ever !" Never here,... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 170 pages
...followed the prayer, Was heard the old clock on the stair,— " Forever — never ! Never — forever! " All are scattered now and fled, Some are married, some are dead ; And when I ask, with throbs ef pain, " Ah ! when shall they all meet again ! " As in the days long since gone by, The ancient timepiece... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 462 pages
...followed the prayer, Was heard the old clock on the stair, — " For ever — never ! Never — for ever!" All are scattered now and fled, Some are married,...since gone by, The ancient timepiece makes reply, — " For ever — never ! Never here, for ever there, Where all parting, pain, and care, And death,... | |
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