 And having dropped the expected bag — pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful : messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some, To him indifferent whether grief or joy.  Poems - Side 141av William Cowper - 1800 - 420 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 248 sider
...destined inn ; And, having dropp'd the' expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful ; messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some ; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 504 sider
...and yet cheerful : messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some ; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall...cheeks Fast as the periods from his fluent quill, Or charged with am'rous sighs of absent swains, Or nymphs responsive, equally affect His horse and him,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 sider
...one concern Is to conduct it to the destin'd inn ; 10 And having dropp'd th' expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch. Cold...Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some ; To him indifTrent whether grief or joy. 15 Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 sider
...concern Is to conduct it to the destin'd inn ; 10 And having dropp'd th' expected bag, pass on. Ho whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch. Cold and...Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some ; To him indifTrent whether grief or joy. 15 Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 452 sider
...ais one concern Is to conduct it to the destin'd inn ; And, having dropp'd th' expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch. Cold...some ; / To him indiff'rent whether grief or joy. Methinks, as I have always thought, that Cowper here missed the expression of u kind feeling, and rather... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 390 sider
...his one concern Is to conduct it to the destin'd inn ; And, having dropp'd th' expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, ; Cold...Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some ; To him indifif 'rent whether grief or joy. Methinks, as I have always thought, that Cowper's familiar description... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 892 sider
...hia one concern Is to conduct it to the desttn'd inn ; And, having drnpp'd th' expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch. Cold and yet cheerful : messenger of grief Perhaps to thous4nd*. and of joy to *ome¡ To him indiff'rent whether grief or joy. Mi-thinks, as I have always... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 sider
...his one concern Is to conduct it to the destin'd inn : And, having dropp'dth' expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, > Cold...Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some ; To him indiff rent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 sider
...his one concern Is to conduct it to the destin'd inn ; And, having dropp'd the expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold...Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some ; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
 | 1829 - 506 sider
...his one concern Is to conduct it to the destin'd inn ; And, having dropp'd the expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold...to some ; To him indiff'rent, whether grief or joy. Methinks, as I have always thought, that Cowper here missed the expression, of a kind feeling, and... | |
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