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 for me still, Thy sight now... A History of English Poetry - Page 357by William John Courthope - 1905Full view - About this book
| William Cowper - 1803 - 442 pages
...restless heretofore; Now rust disus'd, and shine no more, My Alary ! i For though thou gladly would' st fulfil The same kind office for me still, Thy sight...seconds not thy will, My Mary ! • . But well thou play'd'st the Huswife's part ; • And all thy threads with magic art, Have wound themselves about... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 456 pages
...low, My Mary / Thy needles, once a shining store ! For my sake restless heretofore ; Now rust disus'd, and shine no more, My Mary ! For though thou gladly would'st fulfil The same kind ojficefor me still, Thy tight now seconds not thy will, My Mary ! But well thou play'd'st the Huswife's... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 pages
...fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow — 1 'Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary I ' Thy needles, once a 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... | |
| William Hayley - 1803 - 452 pages
...a fainter flow, 1 see thee daily weaker grow — 'Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary ! Thy needles , once a shining store ! For my sake restless heretofore; Now rust disus'd, and shine no more, My Mary ! For though thou gladly would 'st fulfil The same kind office... | |
| William Hayley - 1805 - 220 pages
...low, My Mary ! Thy needles, once a shining store, For my sake restless heretofore, Now rust disus'd, and shine no more, My Mary ! For though thou gladly...now seconds not thy will, My Mary ! But well thou playd'st the housewife's partj And all thy threads, with magic art, Have wound themselves about this... | |
| Chaplet - 1805 - 238 pages
...low, My Mary! Thy needles, once a shining store, For my sake restlesi heretofore ; Now rust disus'd, and shine no more. My Mary ! For though thou gladly...still, Thy sight now seconds not thy will, My Mary ! Put well thou play 'd'st the house-wife's part . And all thy threads with magic art, #»ve wound... | |
| William Hayley - 1805 - 222 pages
...low, My Mary 1 Thy needles, qpce a shining store, For my sake restless heretofore, Now rust disus'd, and shine no more, • My Mary! • For though thou gladly would'st fulfil Thy sight now seconds not thy will, The same kind office for me still, f • My Mary ! But well thou... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 486 pages
...a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow 'Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary! 158 Thy needles, once a shining store, For my sake restless heretofore ; Now rust disus'd, a^id shine no more, .' . ... My Mary! For though thou gladly would'st fulfil The same kind... | |
| William Cowper - 1808 - 330 pages
...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 restless heretofore ; Now rust disus'd, and shine no more. My Mary 1 For though thou gladly wouldst fulfill The same kind office forme... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...needles, once a shining store, For my sake restless heretofore; How rust disuft'd, and striae no more, For though thou gladly would'st fulfil The same kind...now seconds not thy will, My Mary ! But well thou play'd'st the huswife's part, And all thy threads with magic art, Have wound themselves about this... | |
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