 That humour interposed too often makes; All this still legible in memory's page, And still to be so to my latest age, Adds joy to duty, makes me glad to pay Such honours to thee as my numbers may; Perhaps a frail memorial, but sincere, Not scorn'd in...  Beauties of poetry and gems of art - Pagina 72door Beauties - 1865Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 310 pagina’s
...page, And still to be so, to my latest age, Adds joy to duty, makes me glad to pay Such honours to thee as my numbers may ; Perhaps a frail memorial, but sincere, Not scorn'd in heaven, though little notic'd here. Could time, his flight revers'd, restore the hours, When, playing with thy vesture's... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 226 pagina’s
...to pay Such honours to thee as my numbers may ; Perhaps a frail memorial, but sincere, Not scorned in heaven, though little noticed here. Could time,...tissued flowers, The violet, the pink, and jessamine, I pricked them into paper with a pin, (And thou wast happier than myself the while, Wouldst softly speak,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pagina’s
...glad to pay Such honours to thee as my numbers may; Perhaps a frail memorial, but sincere, Not scorned in heaven, though little noticed here. Could time,...When, playing with thy vesture's tissued flowers, The violfet, the pink, and jessamine, I Bricked them into paper with a pin, (And 'thou wast happier than... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 498 pagina’s
...to pay Such honours to thee as my numbers may ; Perhaps a frail memorial, but sincere, Not scorned in heaven, though little noticed here. Could time,...tissued flowers, The violet, the pink, and jessamine, I pricked them into paper with a pin, (And thou wast happier than myself the while, Wouldst softly speak,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 502 pagina’s
...to pay Such honours to thee as my numbers may ; Perhaps a frail memorial, but sincere, Not scorned in heaven, though little noticed here. Could time,...thy vesture's tissued flowers, The violet, the pink, aud jessamine, I pricked them into paper with a pin, (And thou wast happier than myself the while,... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - 1809 - 234 pagina’s
...but sincere, Not scorn'd in heav'n, though little notic'd here. O 2 Could Time, his flight revers'd, restore the hours, When, playing with thy vesture's...pink, and jessamine, I prick'd them into paper with a pint (And thou wast happier than myself the while, Wouldst softly speak, and stroke my head and smile.)... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pagina’s
...page. And still to be so to my latest age. Adds joy to duty, makes me glad to pay Such honours to thee as my numbers may ; Perhaps a frail memorial, but sincere, Not scorn'd in Heav'n, though little notic'd here. Could Time, his flight revers'd, restore the hours, When, playing... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 384 pagina’s
...page, And still to be so to ray latest age, Adds joy to duty, makes me glad to pay Such honours to thee as my numbers may ; Perhaps a frail memorial, but sincere, Not scorn'd in Heav'n, though little notic'd here. CouldTime, his flight revers'd, restore the hours, When, playing... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 338 pagina’s
...page, And still to be so to my latest age, Adds joy to duty, makes me glad to pay Such honours to thee as my numbers may ; Perhaps a frail memorial, but sincere, Not scorn'd in Heav'n, though little notic'd here. VOL. u. * b 378 »N THE RECEIPT OF Could Time, bis flight revers'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 240 pagina’s
...glad to pay Such honours to thee as my numhers may; Perhaps a fiail memorial, hut sincere, Not scorned in heaven, though little noticed here. Could time,...tissued flowers, The violet, the pink, and jessamine, I pricked them into paper with a pin (And thou wast happier than myself the while, Wouldst softly speak,... | |
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