 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
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 sider
...whate'er the theme, My Mary! Thy silver locks once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight ling. This is no mean simile, for Virgil, (you remember) uses it. 'Tis here, sec 1 The sun would rise in vain for me, My Mary! Partakers of thy cad decline, Thy hands their little... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 sider
...whate'er the theme, My Mary I Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Thau ln 1 The tun would rise in vain for me, My Mary! Partakers of thy sad decline, Thy hands their little... | |
 | William Cowper - 1852 - 466 sider
...once auhurn hright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden heams of orient light, My Mary I For could I view nor them nor thee. What sight worth...decline, Thy hands their little force resign ; Yet gently press'd, press gently mine, My Mary! Such feehleness of limhs thou prov'st, That now at every step... | |
 | Harriet Eliza Paine - 1910 - 304 sider
...indistinct expressions seem Like language uttered in a dream ; Yet me they charm, whate'er the theme, My Mary ! " Partakers of thy sad decline, Thy hands...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... | |
 | 1910 - 606 sider
...of orient light, My Mary ! For could I view nor them nor thee, What sight worth seeing could I sec? The sun would rise in vain for me, My Mary ! Partakers...Thy hands their little force resign ; Yet, gently press'd, press gently mine, My Mary ! Such feebleness of limbs thou prov'st That now at every step... | |
 | 1910 - 524 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...nor them nor thee, What sight worth seeing could I sec? The sun would rise in vain for me, My Mary ! Partakers of thy sad decline, Thy hands their little... | |
 | Charles Wells Moulton - 1910 - 812 sider
...locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Maryl ost scrutinizing eye in any part of his conduct or...His talents of every kind, powerful from nature, and And should my future lot be cast With much resemblance of the past, Thy worn-out heart will break at... | |
 | 1912 - 572 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...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! And still... | |
 | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - 1912 - 1104 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...could I see ? The sun would rise in vain for me, My Maryl Partakers of thy sad decline, Thy hands their little force resign ; Yet, gently press'd, press... | |
 | Percy Adams Hutchinson - 1912 - 572 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...seeing could I see? The sun would rise in vain for me, Partakers of thy sad decline, Thy hands their little force resign; Yet, gently prest, press gently... | |
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