The poetical works of William Lisle Bowles ... with memoir, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes, by the Rev. George Gilfillan |
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THE HOUR-GLASS.
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As by my mother's side I stand,Whose hairs, alas, are few and gray,
I watch the hour-glass shed its sand,
To mark how wears the night away.
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Though age must many ills endure,As time for ever runs away,
This shows her Christian comforts sure,
And leads to heaven's eternal day.
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