 Faithful remembrancer of one so dear, 0 welcome guest, though unexpected here ! Who bidd'st me honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that...  Poems by William Cowper ... - Page 442by William Cowper - 1814 - 480 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, Hut gladly, us co)6 v z ('ۢL f J Iʽ4 ԗQ ޚ$, - *3 O fjrief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream,... | |
 | D. H. Wever - Literature - 1908 - 656 pages
...honor with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own! And, while that face renews my failing grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief. Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary... | |
 | English literature - 1908 - 444 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long, I will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own ; And, while that face renews my iiliul grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief — Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary... | |
 | William Stanley Braithwaite - English poetry - 1909 - 1334 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long, 1 will obey', not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that...steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art she. My mother ! when I learnt that thoU wast dead, Say, wast thoU conscious of the tears... | |
 | Literature - 1910 - 542 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long, 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own: And, while that...steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art she. My mother ! when I learnt that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - English poetry - 1909 - 636 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long, I will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own ; And, while that...renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm in my relief — Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou art she. W. COWPER... | |
 | English poetry - 1910 - 298 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long, 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that...steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art she. My mother ! when I learnt that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears... | |
 | Alphonso Gerald Newcomer - English literature - 1910 - 776 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long, 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But rald Newcomer thou art *he. 20 My mother! when I learned that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears... | |
 | William Macneile Dixon - English poetry - 1911 - 792 pages
...honour with an artless song, Affectionate, a mother lost so long, I will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own ; And, while that...steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou art she. 20 My mother, when I learn'd that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears... | |
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