 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...  Complete Poetical Works - Page 48by John Greenleaf Whittier - 1910 - 489 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - American poetry - 1858 - 644 pages
...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....words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been !" All, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes ; And,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...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 peu, The saddest are these : " It might have been !" Ah, well I for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply... | |
 | Louise Chandler Moulton - American literature - 1859 - 440 pages
...told you how the waves brought him back again to my feet. JBtat urn tjtf f alieg. God pity them both ! and pity us all Who vainly the dreams of youth recall....some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes ; And, in the hereafter, angels may Koll the stone from its grave away ! WHITTIEK. THE MIST OVER THE... | |
 | Louise Chandler Moulton - American literature - 1859 - 450 pages
...have told you how the waves brought him back again to my feet. JEW m ijj* Uollq. God pity them both ! and pity us all Who vainly the dreams of youth recall....some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes ; And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away ! WHITTIER. THE MIST OVER THE... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...been." Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner and household drudge t God pity them both, and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall....have been!" Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lie* Deeply buried from human eyes ; And, in the hereafter, angels may Boll the Btone from its grave... | |
 | Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitt Southworth - Fiction - 1859 - 402 pages
...took up the burden of life again, Saying only, " It might have been." Alas for them both, and alas for us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall, For of all sad words of lips or pen, The saddest are these — " It might have been." — WHITTIER. BY the tacit consent of... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1861 - 340 pages
...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....some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes ; And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away ! THE RANGER. ROBERT RAWLIN... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - Love poetry - 1861 - 526 pages
...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....some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes; And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away I COVENTRY PATMOKE. [" The Angel... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - Love poetry - 1861 - 552 pages
...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....some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes; And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the stone from its grave away! COVENTRY PATMOKE. {"The Angel... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - Love poetry - 1861 - 560 pages
...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....saddest are these: "It might have been !' Ah, well ! for ns all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes; And, in the hereafter, angels may Roll the... | |
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