Conception is a blessing, but not
as your daughter may conceive.
Conception is a blessing, but not
as your daughter may conceive.
This was a way to thrive, and he was blest;
And thrift is blessing, if men steal it not.
I grant thou wert not married to my Muse,
And therefore mayst without attaint o'erlook
The dedicated words which writers use
Of their fair subject, blessing every book.
A pack of blessings light upon thy back;
Happiness courts thee in her best array;
But, like a misbhav'd and sullen wench,
Thou pout'st upon thy fortune and thy love.
You that have so fair parts of woman on you
Have too a woman's heart, which ever yet
Affected eminence, wealth, sovereignty;
Which, to say sooth, are blessings; and which gifts,
Saving your mincing, the capacity
Of your soft cheveril conscience would receive
If you might please to stretch it.
But wherefore could not I pronounce 'Amen' I had most need of blessing, and 'Amen' Stuck in my throat.
© 2020 Inspirational Stories
© 2020 Inspirational Stories