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
| Lewis Baxter Monroe - 1872 - 432 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: " Forever — never ! VII. From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on her wedding-night;... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1872 - 582 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: " Forever—never! Never—forever!" From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on her... | |
| C. P. Bronson - 1873 - 348 pages
...— dreaming — strayed; O precious hours ! O golden prime I And affluence — of love — and time Even as a miser — counts his gold Those hours — the ancient time-piece told, — "Forever — never I Never— forever I" From that chamber, — (clothed in white,) The bride —... | |
| Pádraig Ó Seaghdha - 1878 - 462 pages
...youths and maidens dreaming strayed. O 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!" 7. From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on... | |
| Edward Thomas Stevens - 1873 - 236 pages
...maidens dreaming stray'd. Oh, precious hours ! oh, golden prime, And affluence of love and time ! E'en as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient timepiece told,— For ever—never ! Never—for ever ! From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on her... | |
| John Daniel Morell - 1874 - 336 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... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 pages
...youths 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 !" LONGFELLOW : Old Cloch on the Stairs. O then to young... | |
| T W M - 1876 - 264 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...told, — " For ever — never ! Never — for ever ! " From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on her wedding night; There, in that... | |
| Frederick Henry Pease - 1876 - 54 pages
...and maidens dreaming strayed О precious hours ! О 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... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1877 - 634 pages
...youths and maidens dreaming strayed ; 0 precious hours ! 0 golden prime, An 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, clothei) in white, Thebridecameforthonherwedding night : There, in that silent... | |
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