 In that mansion used to be Free-hearted Hospitality; 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!  Minna Raymond [signed A.E.]. - Страница 70написао/ла A. E - 1858Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
 | 1850 - 464 страница
...skeletons at the feast, That warning time-piece never ceased, " Forever — never ! Never — forever !" There groups of merry children played, There youths...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... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1846 - 764 страница
...never ! Never— forever!" There groups of merry children played, There youths and maidensdreaming strayed, 0 precious hours! 0 golden prime, And affluence of love and time ! Even as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient lime-piece told— " Forever — never !... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1846 - 570 страница
...skeleton at the feast, That warning time-pece never ceased, — "Forever — never! Never — forever !" There groups of merry children played, There youths and maidens dreaming strayed, Oh, precious hours ! O, golden prime, And affluence of love and time ! Even as a miser counts his gold,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 170 страница
...skeleton at the feast, That warning timepiece never ceased,— " 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,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 128 страница
...at the feast, That warning time-piece never ceased, — " For ever — never ! Never — for ever !" There groups of merry children played, There youths and maidens dreaming strayed ; O precious hours ! 0 golden prime, And affluence of love and time ! Even as a miser counts his gold,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 476 страница
...at the feast, That warning timepiece never ceased, — " Forever — never ! Never — forever I " There groups of merry children played, There 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... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 462 страница
...at the feast, That warning timepiece never ceased, — " For ever — never ! Never — for ever!' 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,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 страница
...the skeleton at the feast, That warning time-piece never ceased: " Forever—never! Never—forever!" There groups of merry children played; There youths...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!"... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 страница
...at the feast, That warning timepiece never ceased, — " For ever — never ! Never — for ever ! " 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,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 344 страница
...skeleton at the feast, That warning time-piece never ceased : " Forever — never ! Never — forever !" There groups of merry children played ; There youths...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... | |
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