 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
 | Grace Townsend - 1891 - 570 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 ! Never — forever !" From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth,... | |
 | George Edward Jelf - 1891 - 398 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." LONGFELLOW. THE Christian bride, as she approaches the altar,... | |
 | Walter Learned - 1891 - 404 pages
...and maidens dreaming r.tray'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... | |
 | John W. Iliff - 1893 - 616 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 hride came forth... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1893 - 360 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 came... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1894 - 200 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... | |
 | William Charles Edmund Newbolt - 1894 - 366 pages
...try and stay it as it passes. " 0 precious hours ! 0 golden prime, And affluence of love and time 1 Even as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient timepiece told— ' Forever, — never ! Never, — forever 1 " A child must, as a matter of course, have his day mapped... | |
 | Joseph Edward Adams Smith - 1895 - 206 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 came forth... | |
 | Joseph Edward Adams Smith - 1895 - 230 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 came forth... | |
 | Joseph Edward Adams Smith - 1895 - 208 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 came... | |
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