 He says but little, and that little said Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His wit invites you by his looks to come, But when you knock it never is at home...  Poems - Strona 196autor: William Cowper - 1800Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | William Cowper - 1854 - Liczba stron: 476
...significant and budge ; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge ; He says but little, and that little said Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His...you knock it never is at home : 'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage, Some handsome present, as your hopes presage, 'Tis heavy, bulky, and bids fair... | |
 | William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1854 - Liczba stron: 850
...judges, amongst fools a judge ; He says but little, and that little said Owes all its weight, lik« loaded dice, to lead. His wit invites you by his looks...you knock, it never is at home. 'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage, Some handsome present, as your hopes presage; 'Tis heavy, bulky, and bids fair... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - Liczba stron: 582
...significant and budge ; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge. He says but little, and that little said, Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His...you knock, it never is at home : 'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage, Some handsome present, as your hopes presage ; 'Tis heavy, bulky, and bids fair... | |
 | William Cowper - 1856 - Liczba stron: 464
...and budge ; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge ; 300 He says but little, and that little said Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His...you knock it never is at home ; Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage, 305 Some handsome present, as your hopes presage : 'Tis heavy, bulky, and bids... | |
 | 1856 - Liczba stron: 518
...significant and budge, A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge ; He says but little, and that little said Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His...you knock, it never is at home : 'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage, — Some handsome present, as your hopes presage : 'Tis heavy, bulky, and bids... | |
 | William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1856 - Liczba stron: 430
...significant and budge ; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge ; He says but little, and that little said Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His...you knock, it never is at home. Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage, Some handsome present, as your hopes presage ; 'Tis heavy, bulky, and bids fair... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - Liczba stron: 428
...significant and budge ; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge; He says but little, and that little said Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His...you knock, it never is at home. 'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage, Some handsome present, as your hopes presage ; 'Tis heavy, bulky, and bids fair... | |
 | Henry Hegart Breen - 1857 - Liczba stron: 342
...at home." Which Cowper has adopted, in nearly the same words, in his poem on " Conversation :" — " His wit invites you by his looks to come ; But when you knock, it never is at home." The following sample is from the same poem : — " The solemn fop, significant and budge, A fool with... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - Liczba stron: 774
...judge. He isys but little, and that little said ' тез all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. Hi« wit invites you by his looks to come. But when you knock it never is at home. Covptr. A ex-foot snckling, mincing in its gait : Viected, peevish, prim, and delicate ; i'-irful it... | |
 | 1864 - Liczba stron: 530
...significant and budge ; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge, He says but little, and, that little said, Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His...you knock, it never is at home : 'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage, Some handsome present, as your hopes presage, 'Tis• heavy, bulky, and bids... | |
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