 I cried, Shall hear of this thy deed: My dog shall mortify the pride Of man's superior breed: But chief myself I will enjoin, Awake at duty's call, To show a love as prompt as thine To Him who gives me all.  Poems - Page 297by William Cowper - 1803 - 348 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1851 - 790 pages
...swim, to meet My quick approach, and soon he dropped The treasure at my feet. Charmed with the sight, " The world," I cried, " Shall hear of this thy deed; My dog shall mortify the pride Of man's superior breed. " But chief myself I will enjoin — Awake at duty's... | |
 | Naturalist pseud, Edward Wilson (M.A., F.L.S.) - 1852 - 444 pages
...swim to meet My quick approach, and soon he dropp'd The treasure at my feet. Charm'd with the sight, the world, I cried, Shall hear of this thy deed : My dog shall mortify the pride Of man's superior breed : But chief myself I will enjoin, Awake at duty's call,... | |
 | 1852 - 596 pages
...mortify the pride Of man's superior breed. But chief myself I will enjoin To wake at duty's call, To show a love as prompt as thine To Him who gives me all." But, after all, we are sorry to say, dogs are very much like men. There are a great many Ul-natured,... | |
 | William Cowper - Authors, English - 1853 - 800 pages
...swim to meet My quick approach, and soon he dropp'd The treasure at my feet. Charm'd with the sight, the world, I cried, Shall hear of this thy deed : My dog shall mortify the prido Of man's super! our breed : But chief myself 1 will enjoin, Awake at duty's... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 796 pages
...swim to meet My quick approach, and soon ho dropp'd The treasure at my feet. Charm'd with the sight, the world, I cried, Shall hear of this thy deed : My dog shall mortify the pride Of man's superiour breed : But chief myself 1 will enjoin, Awake at duty's... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 520 pages
...fwim to meet My quick approach, and foon he dropp'd The treafure at my feet. Charm'd with the fight, The world, I cried, Shall hear of this thy deed : My dog mall mortify the pride Of man's fuperior breed : But chief myfelf I will enjoin, Awake at duty's call,... | |
 | William Cowper - Poetry - 1854 - 488 pages
...to meet My quick approach, and soon he dropp'd The treasure at my feet. 10 Charm'd with the sight, The world, I cried, Shall hear of this thy deed : My dog shall mortify the pride Of man's superior breed : 11 But chief myself I will enjoin, Awake at duty's... | |
 | William Cowper, Robert Southey - 1854 - 482 pages
...swim to meet My quick approach, and soon he dropp'd The treasure at my feet. Charm'd with the sight, The world, I cried, Shall hear of this thy deed : My dog shall mortify the pride * Of man's superior breed ; But chief myself I will enjoin, Awake at duty's... | |
 | William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1854 - 850 pages
...swim to meet My quick approach, and soon he dropp'd The treasure at my feet. Charm'd with the sight, The world, I cried* Shall hear of this thy deed : My dog shall mortify the pride Of man's superior breed : * Sir Robert GunnlJig*8 daughters. But chief myself... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 806 pages
...the pride Of man's superiour breed : But chief myself 1 will enjoin, Awake at duty's call, To show a love as prompt as thine, To him who gives me all. THE POET, THE OYSTER AND SENSITIVE PLANT. Complaining in a speech v/ell worded. And worthy thus to... | |
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