 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 pages
...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...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 442 pages
...Thy spirits have a fainter flow, I see thee daily weaker grow — J ' 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 Alary ! i For though thou gladly would' st fulfil The same kind office... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 450 pages
...spirits 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...sake restless heretofore ; . •.....' • Now rust disus'd, and shine no more, . .'• •: My Mary ! For though thou gladly would' st fulfil The same... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 1803 - 818 pages
...Thy spirits 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 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...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... | |
 | 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
...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;...thy threads, with magic art, Have wound themselves about this heart, My Mary ! I 2 Thy indistinct expressions seem Like language ulter'd in a dream ;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 486 pages
...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...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!... | |
 | William Hayley - 1806 - 488 pages
...• Thy needles, once a shining store, . «, For my sake restless heretofore ; . . Now rust disus'd, and shine no more, - . . My Mary! For though thou...sight now seconds not thy will, My Mary! But well thou playM'st the huswife's part, And all thy threads with magic art, Have wound themselves about this heart.... | |
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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 for me still, Thy sight now... 
