Love took up the harp of life, and smote on all the chords with might; Smote the chord of self, that, trembling, passed in music out of sight. Poems - Page 95by Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1846 - 235 pagesFull view - About this book
| C C. G - 1862 - 298 pages
...winning, dear James, if she could say that." CHAPTER IV. " Love took up the glass of time and turned it in his glowing hands. Every moment ; lightly shaken, ran itself in golden sands." THE day after the dance at Mrs. Ferris's, Eleanor wandered about wearied and listless, listening eagerly... | |
| Dinah Maria Mulock Craik - 1863 - 386 pages
...one day make her such an excellent husband. CHAPTER III. Love took up the glass of Time , and turned it in his glowing hands , Every moment lightly shaken,...might , Smote the chord of self, that, trembling, passed in music out of sight. TENNYSON. THE mistress of Summerwood was a living homily on the blessings... | |
| Margaret Stourton (fict. name.) - 1863 - 296 pages
...drove off. Christmas at Notthcourt. 263 CHAPTER XXVII. "Love took up the glass of Time, and turned it in his glowing hands ; Every moment lightly shaken...the chords with might — Smote the chord of self, which, trembling, passed in music out of sight." TENNYSoN. j|T was a December afternoon, — Christmas... | |
| James Hedderwick - 1863 - 806 pages
...moment lightly shaken, ran itself in golden sands. I т.- tciok up tho harp of Lifo, and smoto on all iU chords with might— Smote the chord of Self, that, trembling, pass'd In music out of sight.' Tli ere, too, arc the sweet, artless, primitive letters hr early cirl friends. How their hand-writings... | |
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1863 - 468 pages
...love me, cousin ? " weeping, l; 1 have loved thee long." Love took up the glass of Time, and turned it in his glowing hands ; Every moment, lightly shaken, ran itself in golden sands. Love toqk_up the harp of Life, and smote on all the chords with might ; Smote the chord of Self, that, trembling,... | |
| Annie Keary - 1863 - 448 pages
...flower as a matter of course, as I had done. CHAPTEK XVII. ' ' Love took up the glass of Time and turned it in his glowing hands, Every moment lightly shaken, ran itself in golden sands." TENNYSON. THE next morning Mr. and Miss Moorsom returned to Deepdale, and with their departure began... | |
| 696 pages
...its ardour with a chill, to put out two fingers to meet the eager grasp of the joyful hand. " Lore took up the harp 'of life, And smote on all the chords with might" But we have grown too common-place for such extravagant, exultant, unreasonable harmony ; and we must... | |
| Kenner Deene (pseud. [i.e. Charlotte Smith.]), Charlotte Smith - 1863 - 282 pages
...not know she loved him, she never dreamed he loved her. " Love took up the glass of time, and held it in his glowing hands ; Every moment lightly shaken, ran itself in golden sands." Then came the awakening, the starting into intensest life of uncontrollable, agonising passion, and... | |
| Frank Leslie - 1870 - 400 pages
...is no more considered a bride when she is married. So, " Love took up the glass of time, and turned it in his glowing hands. Every moment, lightly shaken, ran itself in golden sands," till the day before our wedding arrived. I had no one to consult about the step I was going to take... | |
| Hannah Bradbury Goodwin - American fiction - 1863 - 416 pages
...of those eyes that never gleamed tenderly upon the bound girl. CHAPTEE LIU. THE PAST AND PRESENT. " Love took up the harp of life, and smote on all the chorda with might ; Smote the chord of Self, that, trembling, passed in muaic out of sight." TEHNYSOIC.... | |
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