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 Mirror - Page 481822 - 61 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Hayley - 1803 - 450 pages
...have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow- — *Twas my distress that brought thee lota, 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 1803 - 818 pages
...have a fainter How, 1 -'•.•e thee daily weaker prow", Twa» my distress that brought thee low, My Mary. " Thy needles, once a shining store ! For my sake restless heretofore, Xow rust disus'd, and shine no more. My Mary. " Por though thou gladly would'st fulfil The ^ame kind... | |
| 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
...spirits have a fainter flow, I 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; How rust disuft'd, and striae no more, For though thou gladly would'st fulfil The same kind office... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 312 pages
...have a fainter flow, -I 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 wouldst fulfill The same kind office... | |
| William Hayley - 1812 - 450 pages
...spirits have a fainter flow, I 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 wouldst fulfil The same kind office for... | |
| William Cowper, William Hayley - 1812 - 446 pages
...spirits have a fainter flow, I 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 wouldst fulfil The same kind office for... | |
| William Cowper - 1815 - 528 pages
...have a fainter flow, I 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, fgfe tfcb^glftdlf 'tttiuldst fulfil •>; My Mary! But well th6#;rJlay'tfst... | |
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