 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 - 1839 - 554 pagine
...rites Have dwindled into unrespeeted forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorced. 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 - 1841 - 240 pagine
...sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks aro well-nigh divorc'd. 1 made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts 750 That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And... | |
 | William Cowper - 1842 - 162 pagine
...customs of her own, till sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespecttd forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and...town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts 750 That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And... | |
 | William Cowper - 1842 - 166 pagine
...customs of her own, till sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and...town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts 750 That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 922 pagine
...gaiety that tills the bones with pain, The mouth with blasphemy, the heart with wo. TOWN LIFE. 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 threatened,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1846 - 310 pagine
...customs of her own, till sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassaeks are well-nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and...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... | |
 | 1846 - 392 pagine
...they would not have exchange*! for any othei station however exalted. They truly felt that " 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 threatened in... | |
 | Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1846 - 1042 pagine
...proceeded on my journey, how often was I ready to exclaim with my favourite English poet, " 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 threatened in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - 556 pagine
...rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced. 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 threatened in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 740 pagine
...TASK. 181 Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorced. 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... | |
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