 God pity them both! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been...  The Dublin Review - Page 691874Full view - About this book
 | American periodicals - 1855 - 846 pages
...duty and love and law. Then she took np her burden of life again, Saying only, " it might have been." Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner...the dreams of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongne or pen, The saddest are these : " It might have been ! ' Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - Reformers - 1855 - 440 pages
...only, "It might have been." Alu for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner and household drudge I God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the...tongue and pen, The saddest are these : " It might have been I " Ah ! well for us all, some sweet hope lie* Deeply buried from human eyes; And, in the... | |
 | David W. Bartlett, D. W. (David W. ). Bartlett - Biography & Autobiography - 1855 - 408 pages
...duty and love ancUaw. Then she took up the burden of life again, Saying only, "It might have been." Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner and household drudge 1 God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. For of all sad words... | |
 | 1857 - 686 pages
...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...of youth recall. " For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest aro these: 'It might have been!' "Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply... | |
 | 1857 - 678 pages
...life again, Saying only, • It might have been.' "Ala« for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich rcpiner and household drudge ! " God pity them both ! and...of youth recall. " For of all sad words of tongue or pen, Tho saddest are these: 'It might have been!' "Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply... | |
 | American literature - 1857 - 694 pages
...again, Saying only, • It might have been.' • Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repioer and household drudge! " God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams ut'youth recall. " For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest aro these: 'It might have been!'... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 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...dreams of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongue or peu, The saddest are these : " It might have been !" Ah, well I for us all some sweet hope lies... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - American poetry - 1858 - 642 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...dreams of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongue or pen. The saddest are these : " It might have been !" Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - American poetry - 1858 - 644 pages
...life again, Saying only, "It might have been." Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner'and household drudge! God pity them both ! and pity us...dreams of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been !" All, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply... | |
 | 1858 - 882 pages
...of life again, Saying only, "It might have been." Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich refiner and household drudge ! God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. And the proud man sighed, with a secret pain : For of all sad words of tongue or pen, "Ah, that I were... | |
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