"Razor Grinder"
(included in Ladies Valentines, 1817)
The Razor Grinders potent Wheel
New Edge, new Lustre can bestow
And make the dull and blunted steel
In Keenness and in Polish glow
But O! if Disappointment sour,
Pert Folly, or Coquett’rys smart;
Or cold Neglects corroding powr,
To apathy have dull’d the Heart,
What Influence shall its Temper own?
Its keen affections what renew?
Why even such virtues as are known,
Fair Lady, to reside with you.