 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 Edinburgh Magazine - Page 4971851Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1859 - 120 pages
...maidens dreaming strayed; ( ) precious hours ! O golden prime, And affluence of love and time ! Fjven as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient timepiece told, — " Forever — never ! Never — forever! " From that chamber, clothed in white. The bride came... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1860 - 468 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... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1861 - 128 pages
...and maidens dreaming stray'd ; 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 !" From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1861 - 446 pages
...and maidens dreaming stray'd ; O precious hours ! 0 golden prime, And affluence3 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... | |
 | Archibald Hamilton Bryce - 1862 - 344 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 time-piece told— " For ever—never! Never—for ever!" All are scattered now and fled— Some are married, some are dead;... | |
 | William Dawbarn - 1862 - 226 pages
...youths and maidens dreaming strayed. 0 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 J Never — forever ! " From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 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, There, in that... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 438 pages
...and maidens dreaming stray of 1 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 ! " From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth... | |
 | Salem Town, Nelson M. Holbrook - 1864 - 444 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 time-piece told, — • " For ever — never 1 Never — for ever ! " . 7. From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on her wedding-night:... | |
 | Alfred Elwes - 1864 - 312 pages
...youths and maidens dreaming strayed. 0 precious hours! 0 golden prime, And affluence of love and time! Even as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient time-piece told,— "For ever—never! Never—for ever!" LONGFELLOW. What then are days to have such tearful power ? One day—one... | |
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