 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
 | Archibald Hamilton Bryce - 1869 - 344 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... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - 1869 - 416 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 timepiece told, — "Forever — never ! Never — forever! " From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth... | |
 | Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - 1870 - 396 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 l" And in the hush that followed the prayer, Was heard the old clock on the stair, — " For ever —... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1870 - 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 timepiece told, — " Forever — never ! Never — forever !" 7. From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came... | |
 | Philip Lawrence - 1870 - 422 pages
...and maidens dreaming strayed; Oh, precious hours ! oh, golden prime, And affluence of love and time ! Even as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient timepiece told — " Forever — never I Never — forever ! " And in the hush that followed the prayer, Was heard... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1870 - 642 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 ! " From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride... | |
 | Cycle - 1871 - 202 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 ! " K From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came... | |
 | 1871 - 314 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 ! " From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came... | |
 | Mother - 1872 - 366 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...told, — " For ever— never ! Never — for ever ! " From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on her wedding night ; There, in that... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1872 - 730 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!" From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came... | |
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