 And for him who sat by the chimney lug, Dozing and grumbling o'er pipe and mug, A manly form at her side she saw, And joy was duty and love was law. Then she took up her burden of life again, Saying only, 'It might have been.' Alas for maiden, alas for...  A Library of American Literature... - Page 368by Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888Full view - About this book
 | George Rhett Cathcart - American literature - 1878 - 446 pages
...o'er pipe and mug, Then she took up her burden of life again, Saying only, " It might have been! " Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner...from human eyes ; And, in the hereafter, angels may Boll the stone from its grave away! THE BAREFOOT BOY. BLESSINGS on thee, little man, Barefoot boy,... | |
 | Alice Price - 1878 - 408 pages
...and people going in and out — would they ever be possible there ? CHAPTER XXX. UNDER SUNBEAMS. " God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the...hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away ! " JG WHITTIER. SIR THOMAS KENNETH and his sister did not talk much as they came through the park... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - American poetry - 1878 - 708 pages
...of life again, Saying only, " It might have been." Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich ropiner and household drudge ! God pity them both ! and pity...from human eyes; And, in the hereafter, angels may Koll the stone from its grave away! ANOTHER hand is beckoning us, Another call is given ; And glows... | |
 | George Stewart - American essays - 1878 - 272 pages
...language is chaste. The poet plays upon the heart, and I sometimes find my eyes watering when I come to ' God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the...buried from human eyes ; ' And, in the hereafter, angela may Roll the stone from the grave away !' " " I do not believe," said the Professor, " that... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1878 - 530 pages
...duty and love was law. Then she took up her burden of life again, Saying only, "It might have been.'* Alas for maiden, alas for Judg:e, For rich repiner...of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : " Itmighthave been 1 " Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 pages
...only, "It might hav» been." Alas for maiden, alas for Jndge, For rich repiner and household drudge I God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the...saddest are these : " It might have been ! * Ah, well 1 for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes ; And, in the hereafter, angels may... | |
 | Virginia Frances Townsend - 1878 - 330 pages
...eyes, which made me think Cousin Ned knew he would not have to go very far to find it in ir\ tl\e " Ah, well, for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried...hereafter,' angels may Roll the stone from its grave away." | OW the wind blows, and the rain beats, and the clouds of a dull, blue gray fold themselves low and... | |
 | Frank Honywell Fenno - 1878 - 426 pages
...only, " It might have been !" Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner and household drudge I God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the...of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongue or pen, '.. i are these: " It might have been I" Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies iJeeply buried... | |
 | Thomas Edie Hill - Business - 1879 - 398 pages
...duty and love was law. Then she took up her burden of life again, Saying only, " It might have been !" Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner...hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away ! ROCK ME TO SLEEP, MOTHER. BY FLORENCE PERCY. BACKWARD, turn backward, О Time, in your flight, ,... | |
 | David Charles Bell - Elocution - 1879 - 556 pages
...love was law ! . . . Then she took up her burden of life a^ain. savin? onlv "It might have been!" ' * Alas ! for Maiden ! — alas! for Judge ! — for...words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these : " It might hare been !" . . . Ah, well for us all, some sweet hope lies d'eply buried from human eyes: and,... | |
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