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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PICTURE, by MARIA JAMES
First Line: Ere dissolves the house of clay
Last Line: But in blessing was she bless'd.
Subject(s): Models; Old Age; Paintings & Painters; Women
First Line: Ere dissolves the house of clay
Last Line: But in blessing was she bless'd.
Subject(s): Models; Old Age; Paintings & Painters; Women
ERE dissolves the house of clay,
Ere the vision melts away,
Ere descend the tottering walls,
Ere the sacred mantle falls,
Lay the colouring, -- mingle there
Mary's love and Martha's care:
Hers an ear for others' woe,
Hers the hand, the heart to do;
But in serving had she rest,
But in blessing was she bless'd.
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