 His great fires up the chimney roared ; The stranger feasted at his board; But, like the skeleton at the feast. That warning timepiece never ceased, — "Forever — never ! Never — forever !" *> There groups of merry children played.  The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems - Page 99by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1846 - 151 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...There groups of merry children played; There youths and maidens, dreaming, strayed; 0 precious hours! 0 golden prime And affluence of love and time! Even...his gold Those hours the ancient time-piece told: " Forever—never ! Never—forever!" From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on... | |
 | American periodicals - 1851 - 608 pages
...played, There youths and maidens dreaming stray'd : О precious hours! О golden prime, And afflnence 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,... | |
 | England - 1851 - 812 pages
...youths und maidens dreaming slray'd: О precious hours ! О golden prime, And affluence of love und time ! Even as a miser counts his gold. Those hours the ancient timepiece told — • For ever — never ! Never— for ever '.' 1851.] [M«y, All are scittered now and fled. Some... | |
 | England - 1851 - 792 pages
...this variety of sentiment, it should be allowed to repeat something else than its " ever— never." " Even as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient time-piece told — * For ever — never! • Never — for ever ! ' " These remarks may seem very gravely analytical... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - American literature - 1852 - 344 pages
...groups of merry children played ; There youths and maidens, dreaming, strayed ; 0 precious hours ! 0 golden prime And affluence of love and time ! Even...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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 pages
...warning timepiece never ceased, — " Forever — never ! Never — forever ! " 6. There groups of merry children played, There youths and maidens dreaming...told, — " Forever — never ! Never — forever ! " 7. From that chamber, clothed in white, The bride came forth on her wedding night ; There, in that... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 580 pages
...groups of merry children played ; There youths and maidens, dreaming, strayed ; 0 precious hours! 0 golden prime And affluence of love and time ! Even...From that chamber, clothed in white. The bride came fortit on her wedding-night! There, in that silent room below, The dead lay in its shroud of snow !... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1852 - 256 pages
...There groups of merry children played, There youths and maidens dreaming strayed ; O precious haul's! O golden prime, And affluence of love and time ! Even...as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient timcpiete told, — " Forever— never ! Never — forever ! " From that chamber, clothed in white,... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...— forever ! " There groups of merry children play'd, There youths and maidens dreaming stray'd ; O precious hours ! O golden prime, And affluence of...told, — " Forever — never ! Never — forever ! " There in that silent room below, The dead lay in his shroud of snow ! And in the hush that follow'd... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1853 - 644 pages
...groups of merry children played There youths and maidens dreaming strayed ; О precious hours ! О golden prime, And affluence of love and time ! Even...his gold, Those hours the ancient time-piece told, " For ever — never ! Never — for ever !" From that chamber, clothed in white The bride came forth... | |
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