 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
 | Edward Clarke Lowe - 1868 - 186 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... | |
 | Harriet Myrtle, Lydia Falconer F. Miller - Animals - 1868 - 354 pages
...manner than I should be able to do. ' 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.' " We must now have done with the varieties of dogs, and the anecdotes about them ; but to-morrow we... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1870 - 574 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... | |
 | Adam White - 1870 - 378 pages
...tide." How graceful are the last two stanzas of that sweet little poem — " 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 - 1870 - 226 pages
...the prlde Of man's snperior hreed : Bnt chief myseif l will enjoin, Awake at dnty's call, T" i-hnv, a love as prompt as thine To Him who gives me all. MOTTO FOR A CLOCK. Qr/F. lenta accedit, qnam velox preterit hora! Ut capias, patieus esto, sed esto... | |
 | Harriet Myrtle - 1870 - 252 pages
...manner than I should be able to do. ' 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.' " We must now have done with the varieties of dogs, and the anecdotes about them ; but to-morrow we... | |
 | Eliza Lee Cabot Follen - Cats - 1870 - 108 pages
...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... | |
 | Child - 1871 - 328 pages
...to meet My quick approach, and soon he dropp'd The treasure at my feet. • Charni'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,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1872 - 290 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,... | |
 | William Bedell Stanford - 1873 - 122 pages
...to meet My quick approach, and soon he dropt 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,... | |
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