 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...  Poems - Strona 48autor: William Cowper - 1808 - Liczba stron: 438Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - Liczba stron: 922
...lamps in old sepulchral urns. THE LACE-WORKER AND VOLTAIRE. YON cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content...by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit ; Keceives no praise ; but though her lot be such (Toilsome and indigent), she renders much ; Just... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - Liczba stron: 490
...pieces of eloquence and poetry :" Campbell. THE COTTAGER. YON cottager, who weaves1 at her own door — Pillow and bobbins all her little store — Content, though mean, and cheerful, if not gay,2 Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies... | |
 | 1879 - Liczba stron: 826
...of the good, when lie speaks of the pious cottager and Voltaire, were strikingly illustrated — " She for her humble sphere, by nature fit, Has little understanding and no wit : She knows, and knows no more, her /''••'i'. true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew... | |
 | William Lee - 1846 - Liczba stron: 106
...cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillows and bobbins all her little store ; — Content though poor, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about...pocket light. She for her humble sphere by nature fit, //<ts little understanding, and no wit ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true, A truth the... | |
 | John Hill Burton - 1846 - Liczba stron: 510
...superior to the greatest efforts of man's artificial skill. " Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store;— Content...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,... | |
 | 1846 - Liczba stron: 634
...the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast eent." " Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store, Content though mean, and cheerful if not eay— * * * * * » Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true A truth the brilliant Frenchman *... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - Liczba stron: 556
...latest breath, And smother'd in't at last, is praised to death. Von cottager who weaves at her own door. Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content...praise ; but though her lot be such (Toilsome and indigentl, she renders much; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant... | |
 | James Waddel Alexander - 1847 - Liczba stron: 300
...applauded as he was, he had less real wisdom than the poorest and most ignorant Christian widow. " She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit ; Keceives no praise ; but though her lot be such, Toilsome and indigent, she renders much ; Just knows,... | |
 | 1848 - Liczba stron: 786
...judgment, such as the proudest philosopher never arrived at. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door. Pillow and bobbins all her little store, Content,...and no wit, Receives no praise, but though her lot be'such, Toilsome and indigent, she renders much. Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true, A... | |
 | 1848 - Liczba stron: 792
...judgment, such as the proudest philosopher never arrived at. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door. Pillow and bobbins all her little store, Content,...by nature fit, Has little understanding and no wit, Keceives no praise, but though her lot be 'such, Toilsome and indigent, she renders much. last knows,... | |
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