 It might have been.' Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner and household drudge ! 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 :  Putnam's Monthly - Page 271857Full view - About this book
 | Edward Henry Bickersteth (bp. of Exeter) - 1874 - 764 pages
...all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : ' It might have been !' " Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human...hereafter angels may Roll the stone from its grave away ! " This poem is an excellent piece of art ; its workmanship will stand the test of time. It may not... | |
 | 1874 - 586 pages
...all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these — " It might have been ! " Ah well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes ; And in the hereafter, angels may Boll the ttone from its grave away ! It is better to analyze one poem than to make general remarks... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1874 - 396 pages
...might have been ! " 53. Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes ; ol. And in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away ! ' VAGUE. Unsettled ; doubtful. ' QUAFFED. Drank. 8 SPlN'ET. A stringed musical -nstrument. 21 * As'TRAL.... | |
 | William Swinton - English language - 1874 - 240 pages
...mountain peaks of the globe. 6. Keaching the summit of the mountains was a feat hazardous to undertake. 7. In the hereafter angels may Roll the stone from its grave away. — W/iltticr. 8. Gayly chattering to the clattering Of the brown nuts downward pattering Leap the... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - American literature - 1874 - 454 pages
...of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : " It might have been ! " Ah, well ! for us all some swect hope lies, Deeply buried from human eyes ; And, in the hereafter, angels may Koll the stone from its grave away ! THE BAREFOOT BOY. BLESSINGS on thee, little man, Barefoot boy,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1876 - 599 pages
...all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : " It might have been ! ' Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human...hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away ! JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER. QTJAKERDOM. THE FORMAL CALL. THROUGH her forced, abnormal quiet Flashed... | |
 | 1876 - 732 pages
...of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : " It might have been l' Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human...hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away ! THANATOPSIS.— WC Bryant. To him who, in the love of Nature, holds Communion with her visible forms,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1876 - 316 pages
...all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these ; " It might have been ! " Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human...hereafter. angels may Roll the stone from its grave away ! THE RANGER. ROBERT RAWLIN !— Frosts were falling When the ranger's horn was calling Through the... | |
 | English poetry - 1876 - 508 pages
...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 Deeply buried from human...hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away ! JOHN G. WHITTIER. Knight Toggenburg. NIGHT, to love thee like a sister Vows this heart to thee ;... | |
 | Thomas Edie Hill - Business - 1876 - 360 pages
...all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : " It might have been .'" Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human...hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away ! ROCK ME TO SLEEP, MOTHER. BY FLORENCE PERCY. BACKWARD, turn backward, O Time, in your flight, I Make... | |
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