 And having dropped the expected bag — pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful : messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some, To him indifferent- whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall...  Poems - Pagina 98di William Cowper - 1802Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pagine
...and of joy to some; To him indiff'rent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, aud the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet With tears, that trickled down the writer's cheek* Fast as the periods from his fluent quill, Or eharg'd with am'rous sighs of absent swains, Or... | |
 | 1801 - 452 pagine
...of joy to some; To him indiff'rent, whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths and marriages, epistles wet With tears, that trickled down the writer's check Fast as the periods from his fluent quill, Or charg'd with am'rous sighs of absent swains, Or... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pagine
...joy to some ; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. 1* Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet With tears, that trickled down the writer's cheeki Fast as the periods from his fluent quill, Or charg'd with amorous sighs of absent swain£,... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1805 - 526 pagine
...and of joy to some; To him indiff Vent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, or the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet With tears,...the periods from his fluent quill, Or charg'd with mn'rous sighs of absent swains, Or nymphs responsive, equally affect His horse and him, unconscious... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1805 - 314 pagine
...of joy to some ; To him indiff'rent whether grief or joy. ftouses in ashes, or the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet • '...With tears, that trickled down the writer's cheeks, . . . i -Fast as the periods from his fluent quill, .- ,, . ; . .. Or charg'd with am'rous sighs of... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1805 - 320 pagine
...ashes, or the fall of stocks, ' • I ~< Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet • , . . • .1 With tears, that trickled down the writer's cheeks, Fast as the periods from bis fluent quill, Or chargM with am'rous sighs of absent swains, Or nymphs responsive, equally affect... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1806 - 342 pagine
...of joy- to some ; To him indiff'rent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, or the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet . •...affect His horse and him, unconscious of them all. ' When I had retired to my chamber, the constant dashing of the fountain in the court-yard, the frequent... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pagine
...' a.\ To him indifferent whether grief or joy. '" Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, • . - Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet '. With...cheeks Fast as the periods from his fluent quill, Or charged with amorous sighs of absent swains, Or nymphs responsive, equally- affect - •'. \l- V-"... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pagine
...of joy to some ; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet With tears,...cheeks Fast as the periods from his fluent quill, Or charged with amorous sighs of absent swains, Or nymphs responsive, equally affect His horse and him,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pagine
...sonic; To him indifTrent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, y man, or rich or poor, A fortune asks, and asks no...Av'rice, whatever shape it bears, Must still be cou qiii.ll, Or charg'd with am'rotis fighs of absent swains, Or nymphs responsive, equally affect, His... | |
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