 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
 | William Harrison - 1853 - 214 sider
...cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins, all her little store, Just knows enough — no more — her Bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew." What is here related refers to the history of EM as far as to her nineteenth year, for she was eighteen... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 796 sider
...pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light ; She, for her humble sphere by nat re fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no praise ; but though hur lot be such, 33d (Toilsome and indigent,) she rend cirs much : Just knows, and knows no more, her... | |
 | George Croly - 1854 - 426 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...that charter reads with sparkling eyes Her title to n treasure in the skies. O happy peasant! O unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 468 sider
...live-long 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...Frenchman never knew, , And in that charter reads 'Wiih, sparkling eyes Her litle to a treasure in the s3n.es And in that charter reads, with sparkling... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 478 sider
...live-long 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...true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew, And m that charter re ads -with, spaxkxmg eyes Hex tide to a trea.sore mi -Qie akies .\ uir • 'uo. ri:1... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 476 sider
...live-long 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...true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew, An.dm.tb.at charter re ads with, sparkling eyes Her title to a. treasure mth.e slaes And in that charter... | |
 | William Cowper, Robert Southey - 1854 - 476 sider
...live-long 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...true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew, AncLm that charter leeids with. 3£ adding eyes Her title to a. treasnre TO. -flie And in that charter... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 sider
...live-long 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...be such, (Toilsome and indigent,) she renders much ;3 Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant Frenchmant never knew ;... | |
 | John Cumming - 1854 - 388 sider
...credentials are in his own heart. Like the poor woman spoken of by the beautiful English poet, — " She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives np praise ; but, though her lot be such, (Toilsome, and indigent,) she renders much; Just knows, and... | |
 | Mary (aunt, pseud.) - 1854 - 104 sider
...live-long 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 ; Eeceives no praise, and though her lot be such, Toilsome and indigent, she renders much ; Just knows,... | |
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