 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
 | Horace Elisha Scudder - American poetry - 1879 - 474 pages
..." It might have been." Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner and household drudge 1 105 For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest...from human eyes ; And, in the hereafter, angels may no Roll the stone from its grave away ! l(/6. The exigencies of rhyme have a heavy burden to boar la... | |
 | 1879 - 80 pages
...6 Face Left Side. 1Then she took up her burden of life again, Saying only, " It might have been !" Alas ! for Maiden, alas ! for Judge, For rich repiner...vainly the dreams of youth recall. For of all sad works of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : "It might have been !" Ah, well ! for us all some sweet... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1879 - 444 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...Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. For of all sadxwords of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : " It might have been !" Ah, well ! for us all some... | |
 | Horace Elisha Scudder - American poetry - 1879 - 596 pages
...drndge 1 105 For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are tbese : " It might have been I " Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply...from human eyes ; And, in the hereafter, angels may no Roll the stone from its grave away 1 Iii6. The exigencies of rhyme have a heavy burden to boar in... | |
 | Horace Elisha Scudder - American poetry - 1879 - 480 pages
...household drudge 1 God pity them both! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. 105 For of all sad words of tongue or pen, 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... | |
 | Robert Penn Warren - 1971 - 222 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...us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. For all of sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!" Ah, well ! for us all... | |
 | Martin Gardner - Poetry - 1992 - 226 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! ELLA WHEELER WILCOX (1850-1919) MRS. WILCOX, hailing from a farm in Johnstown Center, Wisconsin, has... | |
 | Blaine Lee - Business & Economics - 1998 - 390 pages
...tale with these haunting words: She took her burden of life again, Saying only, "it might have been. " Alas for maiden, alas for judge, For rich repiner...us all Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!" If we are willing to take... | |
 | Randall M. Miller, Harry S. Stout, Charles Reagan Wilson - Religion - 1998 - 437 pages
..."calm" and "holy," "like those of an angel" (440). And she concludes the chapter with a bit of verse: 'Ah! well for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried...hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away.' (440) On the face of it, Evans appears to be endorsing Edna's intransigence. Certainly she refrains... | |
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