 | William Cowper - 1803 - 442 Seiten
...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 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... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - 238 Seiten
...heretofore ; Now rust disus'd, and shine no more. My Mary ! For though thou gladly would'st fulfil The same kind office for me 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 Cowper - 1806 - 486 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...restless heretofore; How rust disuft'd, and striae no more, For though thou gladly would'st fulfil The same kind office for me still, Thy sight 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 312 Seiten
...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... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1811 - 486 Seiten
...our infants hung, I mark'd their mother's tender gaze, ••* 4 For tho' thou gladly would'st fulfil The same kind office for me still, Thy sight now seconds not thy will, My Mary ! 5 But well thou play'd'st the huswife's part, And all thy threads with curious art, Have wound themselves... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1812 - 446 Seiten
...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... | |
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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! 
