 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 - Strana 89podľa William Cowper - 1788Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | William Cowper - 1820 - Počet stránok 508
...on every side, He begs their flattery with his latest breath. And smother'd in't at last, is praised to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content thongh mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - Počet stránok 636
...His principal works are the Task, and other moral poems; antl a valuable translation of Homer. 3 Ye* 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 - 1821 - Počet stránok 556
...on 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, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - Počet stránok 562
...frankincense on ev'ry side, He begs their flattery with his latest breatb, And smother'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,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - Počet stránok 310
...every side, He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And, smother'd 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,... | |
 | Charles Bradley - 1822 - Počet stránok 222
...honour, and immortality'.' It' an original of Cowper-s picture. ' '.'~ir --*'£vg • •i. ;.i,' :iil) 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... | |
 | 1837 - Počet stránok 496
...every side : He begs their flattery with his latest breath , And smothered by it 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 Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - Počet stránok 450
...frankincense on ev'ry side. He begs their flatt'ry with his latest breath, And smother'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 - 1824 - Počet stránok 470
...frankincense on ev'ry side. He begs their flatt'ry with his latest breath, And smother'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 - 1824 - Počet stránok 446
...He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And smother'd in't at last, is praised to death. You cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content though mean, cheerful if not gay, Shufiling her threads about the livelong day, Just... | |
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