 Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light ; She for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no praise, but (though her lot be such, Toilsome and indigent) she renders...  Poetical works - Pàgina 41per William Cowper - 1863 - 611 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1851 - 592 pàgines
...— " ' She for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding and no wit ; She know«, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the...sparkling eyes Her title to a treasure in the skies. О happy peasant t — О unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel — hers the rich reward ! He praised... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 310 pàgines
...store ; Content, though mean ; and cheerful, if not gay ; Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, Just earns a scanty pittance ; and at night Lies...sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies. Oh, happy peasant ! Oh, unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ; He, prais'd, perhaps,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 pàgines
...but, though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much; Just knows, and knows no moie, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant Frenchman...sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies. Oh, happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ; He prais'd, perhaps,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 360 pàgines
...such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible title— A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in...sparkling eyes Her title to a treasure in the skies. O happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward ; He prais'd perhaps... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pàgines
...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...sparkling eyes Her title to a treasure in the skies. O happy peasant! Oh unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward ; He prais'd perhaps for... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 422 pàgines
...KAKNS A SCAN'I'V I' ITT AN CK . _ Vnl I DOW.ITIU'ISHKO JIfMV. 1. 18 l0, HV JOHN SHARPI'.,PlfCAI)II,I,V She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little...sparkling eyes Her title to a treasure in the skies. O happy peasant! Oh unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward ; He prais'd perhaps for... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - 396 pàgines
...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...sparkling eyes Her title to a treasure in the skies. O happy peasant! Oh unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward; He prais'd perhaps for... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 274 pàgines
...knows, anil knows no more, her Bible true— A truth the hrilli mi Frenchman never knew ; And in tbat charter reads with sparkling eyes Her title to a treasure in the я Нее, О happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her» the rich reward. He prais'd... | |
 | William Russel - 1816 - 122 pàgines
...intoxic*.' Content though mean, and cheerful, if not gay, ' Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, ' Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night...sparkling eyes, ' Her title to a treasure in the skies. ' O happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard ! ' His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ; ' He prais'd perhaps... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 234 pàgines
...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...sparkling eyes Her title to a treasure in the skies. O happy peasant ! O unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward ; He prais'd perhaps for... | |
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