 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1839 - 510 pages
...said By one as young, as thoughtless as Ginevra, " Why not remove it from its lurking-place?" Twos done as soon as said; but on the way It burst, it...All else had perish'd — save a wedding-ring, And a mall seal, her mother's legacy, Engraven with a name, the name of both, •Ginevra." There then had... | |
 | 1839 - 320 pages
...said, By one as young, as thoughtless as Ginevra, " Why not remove it from its lurking-place ?" 'Twas done as soon as said ; but on the way It burst, it...and lo ! a skeleton With here and there a pearl, an emerald stone, A golden clasp, clasping a shred of gold. All else had perished — save a wedding ring,... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers - 1843 - 524 pages
...thoughtless as Ginevra ; " Why not remove it from its lurking place ?" 'Twas done as soon as said, hut on the way It burst, it fell ; and lo, a skeleton, With here and there a pearl, an emerald stone, A golden clasp, clasping a shred of gold. All else had perished — save a wedding ring... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...«lid By one as young, as thoughtless as Ginevra, 'Why not remove it from its lurking place !' Twas kindness there, Still outlives many a storm, that...my chamber made, That thou might'st know me safe perished — save a nuptial ring, And a small seal, her mother's legacy, Engraven with a name, the... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1844 - 900 pages
...said By one as young, as thoughtless as Ginevra ; " Why not remove it from its lurking place ?" 'Twas done as soon as said, but on the way It burst, it...and lo, a skeleton, With here and there a pearl, an emerald stone, A golden clasp, clasping a shred of gold. All else had perished — save a wedding ring... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1845 - 456 pages
...of search 'Mid the old lumber in the gallery. That mouldering chest was noticed ; and 't was said By one as young, as thoughtless as Ginevra, " Why not...emerald-stone, A golden clasp, clasping a shred of gold. Allelse bad perished, — save a wedding ring, And a small seal, her mother's legacy, Engraven with... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1845 - 366 pages
...thoughtless as GINEVRA, ' Why not remove it from its lurking place?' 'Twas done as soon as said ; hut on the way It burst, it fell ; and lo, a skeleton,...golden clasp, clasping a shred of gold. All else had perished — save a nuptial ring, And a small seal, her mother's legacy, Engraven with a name, the... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1845 - 454 pages
...was said By one as young, as thoughtless as Ginevra, " 'Why not remove it from its lurking-plaoe ? " 'T was done as soon as said ; but on the way It burst,...skeleton With here and there a pearl, an emerald-stone, A gulden clasp, clasping a shred of gold. All else had perished, — save a wedding ring, And 'a small... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...said By one as young, as thoughtless as Ginevra, "Why not remove it from its lurking place?" 'Twas done as soon as said ; but on the way It burst, it...skeleton, With here and there a pearl, an emerald-stone, A golden-clasp, clasping a shred of gold. All else had perished — save a nuptial ring, And a small... | |
 | General reciter - 1845 - 348 pages
...said By one as young, as thoughtless as Ginevra, " Why not remove it from its lurking place ?" 'Twas done as soon as said ; but, on the way, It burst —...and lo, a skeleton ! With here and there a pearl, an emerald stony, A golden clasp, clasping a sbred of gold. All else had perish'd — save a wedding-ring... | |
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When on an idle day, a day of search 'Mid the old lumber in the gallery, That mouldering chest was noticed ; and 'twas said By one as young, as thoughtless as GINEVRA, " Why not remove it from its lurking-place... 
