THE ring, so worn as you behold,
So thin, so pale, is yet of gold:
The passion such it was to prove--
Worn with life's care, love yet was love.
More verses by George Crabbe
- The Borough. Letter Xxii: Peter Grimes
- The Village: Book I
- Tale Xix
- The Borough. Letter Xiv: Inhabitants Of The Alms-House. Life Of Blaney
- The Lady Of The Manor [Next Died The Lady]