Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true A. truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes Her title to a treasure in the skies. Poems - Sivu 43tekijä(t) William Cowper - 1818 - 420 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| William Cowper - 1782 - 384 sivua
...but (though her lot be fuch, Toilfome and indigent) fhe renders much ; Juft knows, and knows no more, her bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew, And in that charter reads with fparkling eyes, Her title to a treafure in the fkies. Oh happy peafant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the... | |
| William Cowper - 1786 - 756 sivua
...but (though her lot be fuch, Tcilfome and indigent) fhe renders much ; Juft knows, and knows no more, her bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew, And in that charter reads with fparkling eyes, Her tick to a treafure in the fkies. Oh happy peafant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere... | |
| William Cowper - 1787 - 334 sivua
...but (though her lot be fuch, Toilfome and indigent) fhe renders much ; Juft knows, and knows no more, her Bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with fparkling cyes^ Her title to a trcafure in the fkies. Oh happy peafant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the... | |
| William Cowper - 1793 - 378 sivua
...though her lot be fiich, (Toilfome arid indigent) fhe renders much; Juft knows, and knows no more, her Bible true— • A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew -, / And in that charter reads, with fparkling eyes, . • er title to a treafure in the fkies. Oh, happy peafant ! Oh, unhappy bard 1 His... | |
| William Cowper - 1798 - 370 sivua
...but though her lot be fuch, (Toilfome and indigent) fhe renders much ; Juft knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — . A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew; And in that charter reads, with fparkling eyes, Her title to a treafure in the ikies. Oh, happy peafant ! Oh, unhappy bard i His the... | |
| William Cowper - 1801 - 280 sivua
...knows no more, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew; And in that charter Twuls, 'with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the...! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward'; He praivd, perhaps, for ages yet to conte ; She never heard of half a mile from liorne: He, lost in errors,... | |
| 1851 - 592 sivua
...title to a treasure in the skies. О happy peasant t — О unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel — hers the rich reward ! He praised perhaps for ages yet...vain heart prefers ; She safe in the simplicity of hers.' " We can only afford space this month for one more extract, promising ourselves and our readers... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 310 sivua
...but though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true.... A truth the brilliant Frenchman...! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ; He, prais'd, perhaps, for ages yet to come ; She, never heard of half a mile from home ; He, lost in errors,... | |
| 1803 - 452 sivua
...but though her lot befuch, (Toilfome and indigent) me renders much ; Juft knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads, with fparkling eyes, Her title to a treafure in the fkies. Oh, happy peafant ! Oh, unhappy bard ! His the... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - 362 sivua
...but, though her lot be fucb, (Toilfome and indigent, (he renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with fparkling eyes Her title to a treafure in the fkies. Oh happy peafartt ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the... | |
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