 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 426 sider
...am cloath'd from head to feet, And cover' d from the cold. While fome poor wretches fcarce can telli Where they may lay their head ; I have a home wherein to dwell, And reft upon my bed. While others early learn to fwear, And curfe, and lye, and fteal ; Lord, I am taught... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 264 sider
...behold! While I am cloath'd from head to feet, And cover'd from the cold. While fome poor wretches fcarce can tell Where they may lay their head ; I have a home wherein to dwell, And reft upon my bed. While others early learn to fwear, And curfe, and lye, and fteal ; Lord, I am taught... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 272 sider
...While I am cloth'd from head to feet. And cover'd from the cold ! While fome poor wretches fcarcc ean tell Where they may lay their head, I have a home wherein to dwell, And reft upon my bed. While other early learn to fwear, And curfe, and lie, and fteal, Lord, I am taught... | |
 | 1802 - 152 sider
...fit, to agreg fwa/n, a pafloral youth, a Ihepherd ftyord, a weapon 12 While fome poor wretches fcarce can tell Where they may lay their head, I have a home wherein to dwell, And ref t upon my bed. While others early learn to fwear, And curfe, and lie, and fteal, Lord, I am taught... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 sider
...am cloth'd from head to feet, And cover'd from the cold ! While fome poor wretches fcarce can ttll Where they may lay their head, I have a home wherein to dwell, And reft upon my l>ed. While others- early learn to fwear, And curfe, and lie, and (teal, Lord, I am taught... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1807 - 410 sider
...? Not more than others I deserve, Yet God has given me more ; For I have food while others starve, How many children in the street Half naked I behold! While I am cloth'd from head to feet, And cover'd from the cold. While some poor wretches scarce can tell Where... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 558 sider
...many children in the street Half naked I hehold! While I am cloth'd from head to feet, And cover'd from the cold. While some poor wretches scarce can...head; I have a home wherein to dwell, And rest upon my hed. While others early learn to swear, And curse, and lie, and steal; Lord, I am taught thy name to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 sider
...many children in the street Half naked I behold ! While I am cloth'd from head to feet, And cover'd from the. cold. While some, poor wretches scarce can tell Where they may lay their head j I have a home wherein to dwell, And rest upon my bed. While others early learn to gwear, And curse,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 sider
...deserve, Yet God has given me more ; For I have food, while others starve, Or beg from door to (bor. How many children in the street Half naked I behold ! While I am cloth'd from head to feet, And covcr'd froin the celd. While some poor wretches scarce ran tell Where... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1813 - 574 sider
...deserve, Yet Cod hath giy'n me more ; For I have food while others starve, Or beg from door to door. 3 How many children in the street Half naked I behold •• While I am cloth'd from head to feet, And covcr'd from the cold. 4 While some poor wretches scarce can tell Where... | |
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While others early learn to swear, And curse, and lie, and steal ; Lord, I am taught Thy name to fear, And do Thy holy will. Are these Thy favours, day by day, To me above the rest... 
