Thy indistinct expressions seem Like language utter'd in a dream ; Yet me they charm, whate'er the theme, My Mary ! Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary! For could I view nor... Poems, with a memoir of the author - Side 502av William Cowper - 1847Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 sider
...bright; Are still more lovely in my sight, Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary! For could I see nor them, nor thee, What sight worth seeing could I see, The sun would rise in vain for me, My Mary I Partakers of thy sad decline, Thy hands their little force resign, Yet gently press'd, press gently... | |
| William Cowper - 1831 - 412 sider
...whate'er the theme, My Mary! Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary ! For,...decline, Thy hands their little force resign ; Yet gently press'd, press gently mine, My Mary ! Such feebleness of limbs thou provest, That now at every step... | |
| William Cowper - 1831 - 410 sider
...whate'er the theme, My Mary ! Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary ! For,...decline, Thy hands their little force resign ; Yet gently press'd, press gently mine, My Mary ! Such feebleness of limbs thou provest, That now at every step... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 sider
...whate'er the theme, My Mary! Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary! For could...decline, Thy hands their little force resign : Yet gently pressed, press gently mine, My Mary ! Such feebleness of limb thou provest, That now at every step... | |
| Thomas Taylor (biographer.) - 1833 - 426 sider
...whate'er the theme, My Mary ! Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary ! For could...mov'st, Upheld by two, yet still thou lov'st, My Mary ! And still to love, though prest with ill, In wintry age to feel no chill, With me is to be lovely... | |
| Thomas Taylor - 1833 - 512 sider
...whate'er the theme, My Mary ! Thy silver locks, once nuburri bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary '. For...Upheld by two ; — yet still thou lov'st, My Mary ! And still to love, though prest with ill, In wintry age to feel no chill, With me is to be lovely... | |
| Thomas Taylor - 1833 - 354 sider
...whate'er the theme, My Mary ! Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, . My Mary ! For...I see ? The sun would rise in vain for me, My Mary ! 20 Partakers of thy sad decline, Thy hands their little force resign, Yet gently prest, press gently... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - 448 sider
...whate'er the theme, My Mary ! Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary ! For,...mov'st Upheld by two, yet still thou lov'st, My Mary ! And still to love, though prest with ill, In wintry age to feel no chill, With me is to be lovely... | |
| 1835 - 440 sider
...whate'er the theme, My Mary ! Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary ! For could...press gently mine, My Mary! Such feebleness of limbs tbou prov'st, That now, at every step thou mov'st, tilth, hly And still to love, though prest with... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - 726 sider
...silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, For could I view nor them nor thee. What sight worth...gently mine. My Mary ! Such feebleness of limbs thou provest, That now at every step thou movest Upheld by two, yet still thou lovest My Mary I And still... | |
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