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... The Quarterly Review - Side 1761862Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Elizabeth Stone, Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Countess of Wilton - 1841 - 424 sider
...might he the List ! My Mary ! " Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker gn»w, 'Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary ! " Thy needles, once a shining store, For my sake rcstle»s heretofore, Now rust disused and shine no more, JVIy Mary ! " For though thou gladly would'st... | |
| William Cowper - 1843 - 406 sider
...this might be the last \ My Mary I Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow 'Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary ! Thy needles,...no more; My Mary ! For though thou gladly wouldst fulfill The same kind office for me still, Thy sight now seconds not thy will, But well thou play'dst... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 sider
...this might be our last ! My Mary! Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow ; Twas lings of self-condemnation, mingled with reverence. They Kor my sake restless heretofore, Now rust disused, and shine no more, My Mary! For though thou gladly... | |
| William Cowper - 1846 - 310 sider
...might be the last ! My Mary ! Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see them daily weaker grow — 'Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary ! Thy needles,...shining store, For my sake restless heretofore, Now rust disus'd, and shine no more. My Mary ! For though thou gladly wouldst fulfil The same kind office for... | |
| 1848 - 650 sider
...the housewife's part, And all thy threads with magic art Have wound themselves about this heart — My Mary ! Thy needles, once a shining store, For my...Now rust disused, and shine no more — My Mary!" What a sweet home scene, and as sweetly told, is recorded in a letter from Meta, the gentle wife of... | |
| William Cowper - 1847 - 556 sider
...might be the last. My Mary Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow — 'Twas my distress, that brought thee low, My Mary ! Thy...shining store, For my sake restless heretofore, Now rust disus'd, and shine no more, My Mary ! For though thou gladly wouldst fulfil The same kind office for... | |
| Bridal gift - 1848 - 244 sider
...might be the last, My Mary ! Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow ; 'T was my distress that brought thee low, My Mary ! Thy needles,...heretofore, Now rust disused, and shine no more, My Mary ! -ua For though thou gladly wouldst fulfil The same kind office for me still, Thy sight now seconds... | |
| William Cowper - 1849 - 508 sider
...this might be the last ! My Mary ! Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see them daily weaker grow'Twas my distress that brought thee low My Mary ! Thy needles,...shining store, For my sake restless heretofore, Now nist disused, and shine no more, My Mary ! For though thou gladly wouldst fulfil The same kind office... | |
| William Cowper - 1850 - 476 sider
...might be the last ! My Mary! Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow ; "Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary ! Thy needles,...restless heretofore, Now rust disused, and shine no more ; For, though thou gladly wouldst fulfil The same kind office for me still, Thy sight now seconds not... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 sider
...Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow ; Twas my distress that brought the« ؛ * Bight now seconds not thy will, My Mary ! But well thou playMet the housewife's part, And all thy threads,... | |
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