 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 - Strana 34podľa William Cowper - 1800Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | 1849 - Počet stránok 442
...condition and solid independence of a country life, we are tempted to exclaim with Cowper — " God made the country, and man made the town — What wonder...that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That lite holds out to all, should most abound, And least be threatened in... | |
 | Herbert Byng Hall - 1849 - Počet stránok 492
...clearly distinguished. When looking on such scenes, we may well exclaim — " God made the country, 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 meet entwined, And least be threatened... | |
 | William Cowper - 1850 - Počet stránok 516
...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... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1850 - Počet stránok 688
...feeling, they will seemingly grow poor out of spite to him for not giving them enough to eat. 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... | |
 | 1851 - Počet stránok 496
...than all the gloss of art. WILLIAM COWPER. BOKN, 1731; DIED, 1800. TOWN AND COUNTRY LITE. 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 - 1851 - Počet stránok 624
...rites Have dwindled into unrespccted forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorced. God made ( , ' , gift* That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And... | |
 | William Cowper - 1852 - Počet stránok 466
...customs of her own. till Sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks ore well-nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and man...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 tbreaten'd in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - Počet stránok 522
...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...fweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, mould moft abound And leaft be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? PofTefs ye, therefore, ye who,... | |
 | J H. Aitken - 1853 - Počet stránok 378
...more the glory of the earth than she, A more accomplish'd world's chief glory now. * * * * * 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... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - Počet stránok 772
...Come we'll e'en to our country-se&t repair, The natire home of innocence and love. Norris. 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... | |
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