 | William Hayley - 1803 - 452 oldal
...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...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... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 oldal
...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...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 442 oldal
...Verse more exquisitely tender. To MAR Y. •..."* \ The twentieth year 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... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - 238 oldal
...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...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 - 220 oldal
...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 that brought... | |
 | William Hayley - 1806 - 488 oldal
...question if any language on earth can exhibit a specimen of verse more exquisitely tender. •ro MARY, The twentieth year is well nigh past, Since first...grow—— My Mary! Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary? • Thy needles, once a shining store, . «, For my sake restless heretofore ; . . Now rust... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 486 oldal
...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...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 oldal
...well nigh past, Since first our tky was overcast, Ah would that this might be the last J My Mary '. Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow— 'Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary 4 Thy needles, once a shining store ! For my sake... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 oldal
...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...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 brought thee... | |
 | William Cowper - 1809 - 472 oldal
...question if any language -on earth can exhibit a specimen of verse more exquisitely tender. MARY. , ' f The twentieth year is well nigh past, Since first our sky was overcast, Ah would that this might he the last! My Mary! Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow 'Twas my distress,... | |
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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 kind office... 
