| Samuel Rogers - 1856 - 458 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,...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... | |
| David Charles Bell - 1856 - 466 pages
...by one as young as thoughtless as Ginevra, "Why not remove it from its lurking-place?" 'Twas done us soon as said ; but, on the way, it burst, it fell...skeleton, with here and there a pearl, an emerald-stone, a goldeu clasp, cliisping a shred of gold ! All else had perished — save a nuptial ring, and a small... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1857 - 464 pages
...of his life, Francesco flew to Venice, and embarking, Flung it away in battle with the Turk. Donati lived, — and long might you have seen An old man...as soon as said ; but on the way It burst, it fell j and lo ! a skeleton With hare and there a pearl, an emerald-stone, A gulden clasp, clasping a shred... | |
| Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1857 - 444 pages
...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...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... | |
| Amusing poetry - 1857 - 266 pages
...said By one as young, as thoughtless as Ginevra, " Why not remove it from its lurking-place f " 'Twas done as soon as said ; but on the way It burst, it...a shred of gold ! All else had perish'd— save a nuptial ring, And a small seal, her mother's legacy, Engraven with a name, the name of both, " Ginevra... | |
| John Seely Hart - Readers - 1857 - 394 pages
...was said By one as young, as thoughtless as Ginevra, " Why not remove it from its lurking place 1" *T was done as soon as said; but on the way It burst,...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... | |
| Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 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...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... | |
| Aubrey Thomas De Vere - 1858 - 298 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...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 name... | |
| Richard Green Parker - English language - 1858 - 466 pages
...of search 'Mid the old lumber in the gallery, That mouldering chest was noticed ; and 't was mid By one as young, as thoughtless as Ginevra, " Why not...the way , It burst, it fell ; and lo ! a skeleton A golden clasp, clasping a shred of gold. All else had perished, — save a wedding ring, And a small... | |
| F. Macgill - Europe - 1858 - 480 pages
...— By one as young, as thoughtless as Ginevra — Why not remove it from its lurking place ? 'Twes done as soon as said, but on the way It burst, it fell ; and lo, a skeleton t With here and there a pearl, an emerald stone, A golden clasp, clasping a shred of gold. All else... | |
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