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 the fields and groves... Poems - Strana 31podľa William Cowper - 1805Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| William Cowper - 1830 - Počet stránok 328
...own, till sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced. God made the country, and man made the town....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... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - Počet stránok 256
...sabbath-rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorc'd. 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 - 1832 - Počet stránok 602
...customs of her own, tilLsabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespccted forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorced. 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 threatened in... | |
| Horace Smith - 1833 - Počet stránok 958
...which they had so recently been pronouncing the highest and most fulsome eulogy. CHAPTER XII. God made the country, and man made the town ; What wonder, then, that health and virtue, pifts That can alone make sweet the hitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound.... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - Počet stránok 620
...own, till Sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced. God made the country, and man made the town....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 - 1836 - Počet stránok 402
...customs of her own, till sabbath 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 46, that health and virtue, gifts 750 43 One to destroy is murder by the law, And gibbets keep the... | |
| William Cowper - 1836 - Počet stránok 416
...customs of her own, till sabbath 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 then46, that health and virtue, gifts 750 43 One to destroy is murder by the law, And gibbets keep... | |
| William Cowper - 1836 - Počet stránok 404
...customs of her own, till sabbath 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 then46, that health and virtue, gifts 750 43 One to destroy is murder by the law, And gibbets keep... | |
| William Cowper - 1837 - Počet stránok 534
...rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divcrc'd. 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 - 1839 - Počet stránok 554
...customs of her own, till sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespeeted forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorced. 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... | |
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