Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary ! Thy needles, once a shining store, For my sake restless heretofore, Now rust disused, and shine no more ; My Mary... Poems - Page 234by William Cowper - 1810Full view - About this book
| William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 452 pages
...sky was overcast, Ah would that this might be the last A My Mary ! Thy spirits ham a fainter flow, 1 see thee daily weaker grow — 'Twas my distress that...and shine no more, My Mary ! For though thou gladly would 'st fulfil The same kind office for me still, •JL» +f ' Thy sight now seconds not thy will,... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 456 pages
...might be the last! My Mary / Thy spirits have afainter flow, I see thee daily -weaker grow— 'Twos my distress that brought thee low, My Mary / Thy needles,...no more, My Mary ! For though thou gladly would'st fulfil The same kind ojficefor me still, Thy tight now seconds not thy will, My Mary ! But well thou... | |
| 1803 - 818 pages
...be the last ! My Mary. " Thy spirits have a fainter How, 1 -'•.•e thee daily weaker prow", Twa» my distress that brought thee low, My Mary. " Thy...a shining store ! For my sake restless heretofore, Xow rust disus'd, and shine no more. My Mary. " Por though thou gladly would'st fulfil The ^ame kind... | |
| William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 450 pages
...well nigh past, Since first our sky was overcast, Ah would that this might be the last ! My Mary ! Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily...weaker grow- — *Twas my distress that brought thee lota, My Mary! Thy needles, once a shining store ! .. For my sake restless heretofore ; . •.....'... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 442 pages
...nigh past, Since Jirst our sky was overcast, Ah would that this might be .the last A •.. My Mary ! Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow — J ' Twas my distress that brought thee. low% . My Mary ! Thy needles, once a shining store ! For... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 pages
...well nigh past, Since first our sky was overcast, Ah would that this might be the last ! My Mary ! ' Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow — 1 'Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary I ' Thy needles, once a shining store ! For... | |
| William Hayley - 1805 - 220 pages
...well-nigh past, Since first our sky was overcast — Ah, would that this might be the last, My Mary 1 Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily...no more, My Mary ! For though thou gladly would'st fulfil The same kind office for me still, Thy sight now seconds not thy will, My Mary ! But well thou... | |
| William Hayley - 1805 - 222 pages
...well-nigh past, Since first our sky was overcast— Ah, would that this might be the last, * My Mary ! • Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily...grow— 'Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary 1 Thy needles, qpce a shining store, For my sake restless heretofore, Now rust disus'd, and shine no... | |
| Chaplet - 1805 - 238 pages
...well nigh past, Since first our sky was overcast, Ah would that this might be the last ! My Mary ! Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow— 'Twas my distress,th»t brought thee low, My Mary! Thy needles, once a shining store, For my sake restlesi heretofore... | |
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