 Just earns a scanty pittance, and at 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 (though her lot be such, Toilsome and indigent) she renders...  Poems - Side 59av William Cowper - 1810 - 368 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1850 - 590 sider
...store ; ' Content though mean, and cheerful if not gr.y, Shuffling her threads about the live long day. She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little...Toilsome and indigent, she renders much. Just knows, and kncws no more, her Bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads... | |
 | American Tract Society - 1850 - 518 sider
...described, in " the Cottager's Wife ;" who, to adopt Cowper's beautiful lines, " Just knew, and knew no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that Charter read, with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies. Oh, blessed effect of penury and want,... | |
 | Robert Pollok - 1850 - 392 sider
...death, when an event occurred which gave a new colouring to his life. CHAPTER VH. ' Just knew, and knew no more, her Bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter read, with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies. The light she walked by, kindled from... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 sider
...livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night, Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light ; l, (you remember) uses it. 'Tis here, eves Her title to a treasure in the skies. Oh happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel,... | |
 | William Hanna - 1851 - 562 sider
...as that manifested before his students at St. Andrews, in sublime recitative, repeat the lines — " She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding and no wit; She knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew — And... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1852 - 250 sider
...pocket light ; She, for her humble sphere by'nature fit, Has little understanding and no wit, — 5. Receives no praise, but though her lot be such, Toilsome...reads, with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in1 the skies. 6. O, happy peasant ! O, unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ;... | |
 | Louisa Octavia Hope - 1853 - 182 sider
...Cowper rises up in your mind, of — " Yon cottager, "Who, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Had little understanding and no wit, Receives no praise...(Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and known no more, her Bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 520 sider
...wit, Receives no praife ; but, (though her lot be fuch Toilfome and indigent), fhe renders much ; Juft knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth...Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with fparkling eyes Her title to a treafure in the flues. Oh, happy peafant ! Oh, unhappy bard ! His the... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 272 sider
...livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light; She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding and no wit, — 5. Receives no praise, but though her lot be such, Toilsome and indigent, she renders much; Just... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 800 sider
...pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and racket light ; She, for her humble sphere by nal re fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no praise ; but though h sr lot be such, 323 (Toilsome and indigent,) she renders much: Just knows. ar:d knows no more, her... | |
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