 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 - 1841 - Počet stránok 240
...sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks aro well-nigh divorc'd. 1 made the country, and man made the 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 - 1842 - Počet stránok 162
...rites Have dwindled into unrespecttd 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 750 That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - Počet stránok 922
...gaiety that tills the bones with pain, The mouth with blasphemy, the heart with wo. TOWN LIFE. 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,... | |
 | 1846 - Počet stránok 392
...they would not have exchange*! for any othei station however exalted. They truly felt that " 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1846 - Počet stránok 310
...rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassaeks 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... | |
 | Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1846 - Počet stránok 1042
...proceeded on my journey, how often was I ready to exclaim with my favourite English poet, " 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - Počet stránok 556
...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 threatened in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - Počet stránok 740
...Excarsion, p. 63. BOOK i.] THE TASK. 181 Have dwindled into unrespected 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... | |
 | 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... | |
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