 I have writ charity, not for popularity, but as well as I could, in hopes to do good; and if the reviewer, should say, to be sure, the gentleman's muse, wears Methodist shoes, you may know by her pace, and talk about grace, that she and her bard, have...  The Correspondence of William Cowper: Arranged in Chronological Order - Page 325by William Cowper, Thomas Wright - 1904 - 6 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1804 - 572 pages
...time, it ougl-t to berhyme, but if it be, did you ever see, of late or of yore, such a ditty befoie? 4 I have writ Charity, not for popularity, but as well as I cou'd, in hi. jiv'o to do good ; and if the reviewer should say, " to be sure, the gentleman's muse... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1806 - 500 pages
...you see, of late or of yore, such a ditty before ? I have writ charity, not for popularity, but grave as I could, in hopes to do good ; and if the reviewer...know by her pace, and talk about grace, that she and er bard have little regard for thç i.KAHNEn taste and fashions, and ruling passions, and hoydening... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 394 pages
...to be rhyme, but if it be, did you ever see, of late or of yore, such a ditty before.? j • ., , i. I have writ Charity, not for popularity, but as well as I cou'cl, in hopes to do good; and if the Reviewer, should say " to be sure, the gentleman's muse, "wears... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1817 - 324 pages
...time, it ought to be rhyme; but if it be, did you ever see, of late or of yore, such a ditty before ) ' I have writ Charity, not for popularity, but as well...the gentleman's muse, wears • Methodist shoes, you nay know by her pace> and talk about grace, that she and her bard have little regard, for the taste... | |
 | 1843 - 628 pages
...so rank and long, that so to speak, 'tis at least a week, if it happen to rain, e'er it dries again. I have writ Charity, not for popularity, but as well as I could, in hopes to do good. And if the Review'r, should say to be sure, the gentleman's muse, wears methodist shoes, you may know by her pace... | |
 | United States - 1822 - 590 pages
...time, it ought to be rhyme; but if it be, did you ever see, of late or of yore, such a ditty before ? I have writ charity, not for popularity, but as well as I could, in hopes to do good ; and if the reviewers should say, " to be sure the gentleman's muse wears methodist shoes, you may know by her... | |
 | Christian biography - 1826 - 440 pages
...time, it ought to be rhyme, but if it be, did ever you see, of late or yore, such a ditty before 1 " If I have writ charity, not for popularity, but as well...grace, that she and her bard, have little regard for taste and fashions, and ruling passions, and hoydening play, of the modern day ; and though she assume... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1827 - 892 pages
...time, it ought to be rhyme ; but if it be, did you ever see, of late or of yore, such a ditly before ? I have writ Charity, not for popularity, But as well as I could, in hopes to do good ; and if the reviewers should say " to be sure, the gentleman's muse wears Methodist shoes ; you may know by her... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 394 pages
...time, it ought to be rhyme ; but if it be, did you ever see, of late or of yore, such a ditty before ? I have writ Charity, not for popularity, but as well as I could, in hopes to do good ; and if the reviewers should say. " to be sure, the gentleman's muse wears Methodist shoes ; you may know by her... | |
 | Theology - 1820 - 688 pages
...• 1 have writ Charity, not tor popularity, but as well as 1 could, in hopes to do good : ami il tin reviewer should say, '• to be sure, the gentleman's...by her pace, and talk about grace, that she and her burd, have Ifttle regurd for the taste and ft*hiens, and ruling passions, and noydening ptey of the... | |
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