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, and no wit, Receives no praise, but (though her lot be such, Toilsome and indigent) she renders... Lectures on the English Poets - Seite 185von William Hazlitt - 1818 - 331 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Cowper - 1803 - 310 Seiten
...and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light : She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no...sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies. Oh, happy peasant ! Oh, unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ; He, prais'd, perhaps,... | |
| 1803 - 452 Seiten
...wit, Receives no praife ; but though her lot befuch, (Toilfome and indigent) fhe renders much ; Juft knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth...Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads, with fparkling eyes, Her title to a treafure in the fkies. Oh, happy pealant ! Oh, unhappy bard ! His the... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - 362 Seiten
...underftanding, and no wit, Receives no praife ; but, though her lot be fucb, (Toilfome and indigent, (he renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her...Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with fparkling eyes Her title to a treafure in the fkies. Oh happy peafartt ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - 358 Seiten
...be fuch, {Toilfome and indigent, Ihe renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true-*A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with fparkling eyes Her title to a treafure in the fkles, Oh happy peafant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 310 Seiten
...and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light ; She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no...never knew; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyea Her title to a treasure in the skiea. D6 Oh happy peasant! Oh unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel,... | |
| 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-,...never knew; . And in that charter reads with sparkling tide to a treasure in the skies. DS Oil happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard!. His the mere tinsel, her's... | |
| William Cowper - 1808 - 360 Seiten
...and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light ; She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no...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
...and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light : She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit ; Receives no...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 - 1814 - 390 Seiten
...and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light; She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no...true— A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew; VOL. I. K A happy Ci'llager.—False Fame of a French PoH. And in that charter reads, with sparkling... | |
| William Cowper - 1814 - 496 Seiten
...(Toilsome and indigent) she renders mnch; ' Jnst knows, and knows no more, her Bible trne— A trnth the brilliant Frenchman never knew; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes Her title to a treasnre in the skies. O happy peasnnt! Oh nnhappy bard ! His the mere tiusel, hers the rich reward... | |
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