 God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts, That can alone make sweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threaten'd in the fields and groves?  Poems - Pagina 34di William Cowper - 1800Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pagine
...rites Have dwindled into unrefpected forms, And knees and haflbcks are well-nigh divorced, God made the country, and man made the town, What wonder then,...make fweet the bitter draught That life holds out to al!, fhould moft abound And leaft be threatened in the fields and groves ? Pofiefs ye therefore, ye... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 230 pagine
...rites Have dwindled into unrefpe&ed forms, And knees and haflbcks are well-nigh divorced. God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then,...fweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, mould moft abound And leaft be threatened in the fields and groves ? Poflefs ye therefore, ye who borne... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pagine
...cuftoms of her own, till fabbath rites Have dwindled into unrefpeded forms, And knees and haflbcks are well-nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and...abound And leaft be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? Pofiefs ye therefore, ye who, borne about In chariots and fedans, know no fatigue But that of idlenefs,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pagine
...rites Have dwindled .into unrefpecled forms, And knees and haflbcks are well-nigh divorced* God made the country, and man made the town : What wonder then,...abound And leaft be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? Poflefs ye therefore, ye who borne about In chariots and fedans, know no fatigue But that of idlenefs,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pagine
...ritts Have dwindled into unrefpefled forms, And knees and halfocks are well nigh-divorc'd. God God made the country ,and man made the town What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts T hat can alone make fwcct the bitter draught That life holds out to all, mould mod abound, And lead... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 384 pagine
...poft of truth, And cent'ring all authority in modes And cuftoms of her own, till fabbath rites D 4 Have dwindled into unrefpected forms, And knees and...and virtue, gifts ' That can alone make fweet the bktef draught That life holds out to all, fhould moft abound And leaft be threaten'd in the fields... | |
 | William Cowper - 1795 - 410 pagine
...cuftoms of her own, till fabbath rites D 4 Have dwindled into unrefpe&ed forms, And knees and hafibcs are well-nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and...abound And leaft be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? Pofiefs ye, therefore, ye, who, born about In chariots and fedans, know no fatigue But that of idlenefs,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pagine
...cuftoms of her own, till fabbath rites Have dwindled into unrefpected forms, And knees and hallocks are well-nigh divorc'd* God made the country, and...fweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, mould moft abound And leaft be threaten'd in the fields and groves.? Poflefs ye, therefore, ye, who,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pagine
...forms, f^ *n~~.™~.v*f*f^~~n****"" " M" ^.ftdtarfees aricThassoct'are wetir*aigh divee&UU God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then...that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threaten'd in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pagine
...her day had pow'r to be, For whom God heard his Abr'am plead in vain. RURAL LIFE PREFERRED. CrOD made the country, and man made the town : What wonder then...that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be thrcaten'd in... | |
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