 Mary! Thy 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, disused, and shine no more, My Mary!  Works: Life and Letters - Page 234by William Cowper - 1835Full 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...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 heart. My... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 pages
...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...still, Thy sight now seconds not thy will, My Mary ! And all thy threads with magic art, '.• . Have wound themselves about this heart, • But well... | |
 | 1803 - 818 pages
...more. My Mary. " Por though thou gladly would'st fulfil The ^ame kind office for me still, Thy night now seconds not thy will, My Mary. " But well thou...housewife's part, And all thy threads with magic art, H ¡iv.: Hound themselves about this heart, My Mary. " Thy indistinct expressions seem ''•.; language... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 450 pages
...still, Thy fight now seconds not thy will,^ ,v ' • i My Mary ! But well thou play'd'st the Huswife's part * And all thy threads with magic art, Have wound themselves about this heart.. My Mary ! Thy indistind; expressions seem .... ^ Like language utter d in a dream-; Yet me they charm, whate'er the... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 452 pages
...more, My Mary ! For though thou gladly would 'st fulfil The same kind office for me still, •JL» +f ' 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 about this heart. My Mary!... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 456 pages
...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 part; And all thy threads with magic art, Have wound themselves about this heart. My Mary!... | |
 | William Hayley - 1805 - 220 pages
...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...will, My Mary ! But well thou playd'st the housewife's partj And all thy threads, with magic art, Have wound themselves about this heart, My Mary ! Thy indistinct... | |
 | William Hayley - 1805 - 222 pages
...gladly would'st fulfil Thy sight now seconds not thy will, The same kind office for me still, f • My Mary ! But well thou playd'st the housewife's part;...art, Have wound themselves about this heart, My Mary ! I 2 Thy indistinct expressions seem Like language ulter'd in a dream ; Yet me they charm, whate'er... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - 238 pages
...shining store, For my sake restlesi heretofore ; Now rust disus'd, and shine no more. My Mary ! For though thou gladly would'st fulfil The same kind office...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 pages
...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 office...not thy will, My Mary! But well thou play'd'st the huswife's pan, And all thy threads with magic art, Have wound themselves about this heart. My Mary!... | |
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