 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 29podľa William Cowper - 1808Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | William Cowper - 1801 - Počet stránok 280
...her day had pow'r to be, For whom God heard his Abr'am plead in vain. RURAL LIFE PREFERRED. CrOD made the country, and man made the town : What wonder then...health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be thrcaten'd in the fields... | |
 | 1802 - Počet stránok 302
...customs of her own, till sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespefted- forms, And knees and hassccs 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 - 1802 - Počet stránok 364
...rites Have dwindled into unrefpeeted forms, And knees and haffocks 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 fweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all , fhould moft abound And leaft be threatened in... | |
 | 1803 - Počet stránok 250
...head on the frefh green recline, fHis head uncharg'd with fear, or with defign !—Comity, GOD made the country : and man made the town. What wonder,...that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make fweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, mould moft abound, And leaft be threatened, in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - Počet stránok 386
...dwindled into unrefpected forms, And knees and haflbcks 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 fweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, mould moft abound And leaft be threatened in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - Počet stránok 362
...divorc'd. God made the country, and man made the town. -- ,L — •• — -- * _ .. . — -^ _ . . What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make fweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, mould moft abound And leaft be threaten'd in the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - Počet stránok 376
...rites Have dwindled into unrefpected forms, And knees and haffocks 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 fweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, fhould moft abound And leaft be threatened in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - Počet stránok 234
...rites Have dwindjed into unrepected forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorced. God made the country, and man made the town, What wonder then...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 the fields... | |
 | 1806 - Počet stránok 688
...lines by Cowper, the comparison between the tvtnL.jf ol town and country. God made the country, and mm 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 he threaten'd, in the field*... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - Počet stránok 526
...centring all anthority in modes And customs of her own, till sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorc'd....health and virtue, gifts, That can alone make sweet the bitter dranght, That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threaten'd in the fields... | |
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