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... The Outlook - Seite 881900Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1851 - 592 Seiten
...that manifested before his students at St. Andrews, in sublime recitative, repeat the lines — " ' 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 brilliant Frenchman never knew —... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 316 Seiten
...weaves at hep own door, Pillow and bobhins all her little 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 down secure,, her heart a-nd pocket light ;, She, for her humble sphere by nature... | |
| William Cowper - 1808 - 360 Seiten
...weave? 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...renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible title— A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes... | |
| William Cowper - 1808 - 330 Seiten
...at her own Joor, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content, though mean ; and cheerful, if not gay , Shuffling her threads about the livelong...indigent) she renders much; Just knows, and knows no moie, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads, with... | |
| William Cowper - 1808 - 354 Seiten
...own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; ' Content though mean, and cheerful if not fift ' Shuffling her threads about the livelong day-,' '**'•...•'-'• Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light'; wW She, for her humble sphere by nature 'fit; ' • '> '' 3<! ' Has 'little understanding, and no wit;... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 422 Seiten
...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...night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light; k; Drawn by RicnJ\Vestftn,H_A. T 1R• HTH . YON COTTAC.KR,WHO VVKAVKS AT IIBR OW'S HOOR. I'lL LOW... | |
| William Cowper - 1814 - 274 Seiten
...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 Lice down secure, her heart and pocket light; ehe, for her humhle sphere by nature fit, Has little... | |
| William Cowper - 1817 - 252 Seiten
...hohhins all her little store ; Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads ahout the live-long day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and...secure, her heart and pocket light ; She, for her humhle sphere hy nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no praise , hut, though... | |
| William Cowper - 1817 - 252 Seiten
...Content thongh mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads ahout the live-long day, Just earus a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light , She, for her humhle sphere hy nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no praise ; hut, thongh... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - 448 Seiten
...door, I'illow and bobbins all her little store : Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, 'iuiHing her threads about the live-long day, Just earns a...indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no m0re, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with... | |
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