 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...  The Listener - Seite 26von Caroline Fry Wilson - 1832Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 Seiten
...live-long day, 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...much; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew; And in that charter Twuls, 'with sparkling eyes, Her title... | |
 | 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 - 1803 - 310 Seiten
...live-long day, 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...Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true.... A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads, with sparkling eyes, Her title... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 Seiten
...heart a-nd 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-,...much; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew; . And in that charter reads with sparkling tide to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 360 Seiten
...livelong day, 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...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
...livelong day, 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...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 - 1810 - 390 Seiten
...livelong day, 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...much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes Her... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - 396 Seiten
...livelong day, 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...much; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes Her title... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 390 Seiten
...live-long day, 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...; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew; VOL. I. K A happy Ci'llager.—False Fame of a French PoH.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 274 Seiten
...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 understanding, and no wit, Receives no praise; but, though her lotbe sucb, (Toilsome and indigent.) she renders much; Just knows, anil knows no more, her Bible true—... | |
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