 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...  Poems - Pagina 89di William Cowper - 1788Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pagine
...every side, He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And smothered in 't at last, is praised to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, ShufHing her threads about the livelong day,... | |
 | Christian poets - 1851 - 470 pagine
...side, He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And smothered in't at last, is prais'd to death. L 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 live-long day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1852 - 466 pagine
...frankincense on every side, He hegs their flatt'ry with his latest hreath, And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door Pillow and hohhins all her little store ; Content, though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1852 - 364 pagine
...He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And smother'd in't at last, is praised to death. Von cottager, who weaves, at her own door, Pillow and bobbins, all her little store : Content, though mean, and cheerful, if not gay, Shuffling her thread about the livelong day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 520 pagine
...every fide, He begs their flattery with his lateft breath, And, fmother'd in't at laft, is praifed to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door,...bobbins all her little ftore, Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Juft earns a fcanty pittance, and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 796 pagine
...frankincense on ev'ry side, He begs their flattery with his latest breath, 315 And Bmother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death. 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,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 800 pagine
...ev'ry side, He begs their (lattery with his latest breath, 315 And smothcr'd in't ot last, is pr*is'd to death. 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,... | |
 | Entries - 1853 - 320 pagine
...on every side, He hegs their flattery with his latest breath, And smothered in't at last, is praised to death. 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,... | |
 | Scotland Church of - 1853 - 804 pagine
...study the contrast to see where is the finger of God. It is well given by our great English poet — ' 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,... | |
 | William Harrison - 1853 - 214 pagine
...happily expresses it, in his well known lines, when contrasting Voltaire with the English villager — " Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins, all her little store, Just knows enough — no more — her Bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew."... | |
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