Thy Happiness it seeks and loves.
It prays [for thee]: may every Day,
That takes some part of Life away, 30
To that immortal part supply
Some Virtue that will never die!
TO THE HON. MRS SPENCER.
(Written July 12, 1817, after a Visit to Petersham.)
That new-made Honour doth forget Men’s Names,
Engrossed and happy in itself—is true;
But still my Want of Memory Pardon claims;