 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...  The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art ... - Page 394edited by Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...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...night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light ; She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no praise... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...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...night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light; She for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding and no wit, Receives no praise; but... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 562 pages
...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...livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night I^ies down secure, her heart and pocket light; She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little... | |
 | Charles Bradley - 1822 - 222 pages
...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...gay*, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day y^h;" . '• Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible tme^r. A truth the brilliant Frenchman never... | |
 | English literature - 1837 - 496 pages
...: 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...little store, Content, though mean and cheerful, if not Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Liesdown secure,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 450 pages
...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...night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light; She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understandmg, and no wit, Receives no praise ;... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1824 - 470 pages
...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...night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light; She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no praise... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...And, smother'd ¡n't at last, is praised to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, PUlow and bobbins all her little store; Content, though...night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light ; filie, for her humble sphere by nature fît, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no praise... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...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 earns a scanty pittance, and... | |
 | Select poetry - English poetry - 1825 - 182 pages
...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...night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light ; She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding and no wit, Receives no praise,... | |
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