 Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store: Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket...  Poems - Pàgina 89per William Cowper - 1782 - 359 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pàgines
...fide, He begs their flattery with his lateft breath, And fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager who weaves at her own door, Pillow and...gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, luft earns a fcanty pittance, and at night Lies down fecure, her heart and pocket light ; She for her... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 334 pàgines
...fide, He begs their flatt'ry with his lateft breath, And fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager who weaves at her own door, Pillow and...bobbins all her little ftore, ^ Content though mean, and cheerful, if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long -day, • Juft earns a fcanty pittance,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pàgines
...fide, He begs their flatt'ry with his lateft breath; And, fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death 1 Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and...all her little ftore ; Content, though mean ; and cheerful, if not gay ; Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, Juft earns a fcanty pittance... | |
 | William Cowper - 1798 - 370 pàgines
...He begs their flatt'ry with his lateft breath ; And, fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death ! Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and...all her little ftore ; Content, though mean ; and cheerful, if not gay; Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, Juft earns a fcanty pittance ;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pàgines
...side, He begs their ilatt'ry with his latest breath; And, smother'd iu't at last, is prais'd to death ! Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content, though mean; and cheerful, if not gay; Shuffling her threads about the live-long day,... | |
 | 1803 - 452 pàgines
...the Whale - - - 121 Anecdotes -. - - » 135 Freedom - - ., - - 136 To the Swilcar Oak ... 137 < T I Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and...bobbins all her little ftore ; Content, though mean j and cheerful, if not gay ; Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, Juft earns a fcanty pittance... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pàgines
...fide, He begs their flattery with his lateft breath, And fmothered in't at laft, is praifed to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her littlo ftore ; Content though me;m, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pàgines
...side, He begs their flatt'ry with his latest breath, And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - 396 pàgines
...side, He begs their flatt'ry with his latest breath, And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store; Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, .Shuffling her threads about the livelong day,... | |
 | 1817 - 536 pàgines
...put it out, then take it for a guide." The same defect in the poem entitled "Truth," often occurs: "Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, > Pillow and bobbins all her little store; Content, tbo" mean: and cheerful if not pay; Shuffling her threads about the livelong day."... | |
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