 | William Cowper - 1782 - 378 pagina’s
...fide, He begs their flattery with his lateft breath, And fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore, Content though mean, and chearful, if not gajr, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pagina’s
...fide, He begs their flattery with his lateft breath, And fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore, Content though mean, and chearful, if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 334 pagina’s
...fide, He begs their flatt'ry with his lateft breath, And fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore, ^ Content though mean, and cheerful, if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long -day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 380 pagina’s
...fide, He begs their flatt'ry with his lateft breath, -And fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death. -Yon cottager who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore, Content though mean, and chearful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pagina’s
...fide, He begs their flatt'ry with his lateft breath; And, fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death 1 Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore ; Content, though mean ; and cheerful, if not gay ; Shuffling her threads about the live-long... | |
 | William Cowper - 1798 - 370 pagina’s
...prais'd to death ! Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore ; Content, though mean ; and cheerful, if not gay; Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, Juft earns a fcanty pittance ; and at night Lies down fecure, her heart and pocket light : She, for... | |
 | 1851 - 592 pagina’s
...that manifested before his students at St. Andrews, in sublime recitative, repeat the lines — " ' She for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding and no wit ; She know«, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew —... | |
 | 1803 - 452 pagina’s
...the Whale - - - 121 Anecdotes -. - - » 135 Freedom - - ., - - 136 To the Swilcar Oak ... 137 < T I Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore ; Content, though mean j and cheerful, if not gay ; Shuffling her threads about the live-long... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pagina’s
...fide, He begs their flattery with his lateft breath, And fmothered in't at laft, is praifed to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her littlo ftore ; Content though me;m, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pagina’s
...smothered in't at last, is praised to death-. Yon cottager, who weaves at hep own door, Pillow and bobhins all her little store; Content though mean> and cheerful...the live-long day, Just .earns a scanty pittance, and-at-night Lies down secure,, her heart a-nd pocket light ;, She, for her humble sphere by nature... | |
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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, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and... 
