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, with a memoir of the author - Seite 56von William Cowper - 1847Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Cowper - 1820 - 508 Seiten
...Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content thongh mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads...light ; She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, lias little understanding, and no wit, Receives no praise ; but, thongh her lot be such, (Toilsome... | |
| Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 Seiten
...His principal works are the Task, and other moral poems; antl a valuable translation of Homer. 3 Ye* Cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins...Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just (virus a scanty pittance, and at night Ltes flown secure, her heart and pocket light ; She, for her... | |
| William Cowper - 1821 - 556 Seiten
...He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And smothered in't at last, is praised to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins...praise ; but, though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 310 Seiten
...He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And, smother'd in't at last, is praised to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins...praise; but though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 562 Seiten
...He begs their flattery with his latest breatb, And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins...livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night I^ies down secure, her heart and pocket light; She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little... | |
| Charles Bradley - 1822 - 222 Seiten
...and immortality'.' It' an original of Cowper-s picture. ' '.'~ir --*'£vg • •i. ;.i,' :iil) Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins...gay*, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day y^h;" . '• Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible tme^r. A truth the brilliant Frenchman never... | |
| 1837 - 496 Seiten
...He begs their flattery with his latest breath , And smothered by it at last is praised to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins...little store, Content, though mean and cheerful, if not Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Liesdown secure,... | |
| William Cowper - 1824 - 470 Seiten
...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...praise ; but, though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant... | |
| William Cowper - 1824 - 450 Seiten
...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...She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understandmg, and no wit, Receives no praise ; but, though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent)... | |
| William Cowper - 1824 - 446 Seiten
...door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content though mean, cheerful if not gay, Shufiling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty...praise ; but, though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; -Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant... | |
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