 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 ! For though thou gladly wouldst fulfil The same...  The life and letters of William Cowper - Strana 160podľa William Cowper - 1809Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | William Hayley - 1803 - Počet stránok 452
...question if any language on earth can exhibit a specimen of Verse more exquisitely tender. To MARY. The twentieth year is well nigh past, Since first our 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... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - Počet stránok 572
...pathetic, that we should accuse ourselves of insensibility, were we not to transcribe them: •TO MARY. ' The twentieth year is 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - Počet stránok 442
...is well 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... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - Počet stránok 238
...The words of lying vanity. The relics of her heauty view And own that all she said was true. TO MARY. The twentieth year is 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... | |
 | William Hayley - 1805 - Počet stránok 220
...earth can exhibit a specimen of verse more exquisitely tender. To MARY. The twentieth year is 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 weaker grow— 'Twas my distress... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - Počet stránok 486
...question if any language on earth can exhibit a specimen of verse more exquisitely tender. T o MAR T. The twentieth year is 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... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - Počet stránok 526
...has but half succeeded in his theft— Thyself remov'd, thy pow'r to soothe me left. TO MARY. rpHE twentieth year is well nigh past, -*- Since first our sky was overcast, Ah would that this might be the last! My Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow 'Twas my distress that... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - Počet stránok 312
...will try with another, Which I cannot suppress for my life, How soon I can make her a mother. TO MARY. THE twentieth year is well nigh past, Since first our sky -was overcast, Ah would that this might be the last ! My Mary J. Thy spirits have a fainter flow, -I see thee daily weaker grow — . 'Twas... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - Počet stránok 434
...that error now behold me free Since I rwriv'J him as a gift from Thee. TO MARY. v [Autumn of 1793.] THE twentieth year is 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,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - Počet stránok 528
...frqm that «rror now behold me free, v ;•' , » . TO * : '• MARY.'' ' * •'• [AUTUMN OF 1793.] THE twentieth year is 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,... | |
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