 Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store: Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket...  Poems, with a memoir of the author - Page 56by William Cowper - 1847Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...begs their ilatt'ry with his latest breath; And, smother'd iu't at last, is prais'd to death ! Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins...praise ; but, though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1803 - 310 pages
...begs their flatt'ry withhis latest breath ; And svnother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death ! Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins...praise ; but though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true.... A truth the brilliant... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...smothered in't at last, is praised to death-. Yon cottager, who weaves at hep own door, Pillow and bobhins all her little store; Content though mean> and cheerful...the live-long day, Just .earns a scanty pittance, and-at-night Lies down secure,, her heart a-nd pocket light ;, She, for her humble sphere by nature... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 360 pages
...flatt'ry with his latest breath, And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager, who weave? at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little...praise ; but, though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible title— A truth the brilliant... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 pages
...breath ; And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death 1 Yon cottager, who weaves at her own Joor, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content,...praise ; but, though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much; Just knows, and knows no moie, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 354 pages
...begs their flatt'ry with his latest breath, And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death. •*' Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins...store ; ' Content though mean, and cheerful if not fift ' Shuffling her threads about the livelong day-,' '**'• * Just earns a scanty pittance, and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...He begs their flatt'ry with his latest breath, And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins...praise; but though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 422 pages
...He begs their flatt'ry with his latest breath, And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins...night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light; k; Drawn by RicnJ\Vestftn,H_A. T 1R• HTH . YON COTTAC.KR,WHO VVKAVKS AT IIBR OW'S HOOR. I'lL LOW... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 312 pages
...begs their flattery with his latest breath ; And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death I Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins...; Content, though mean ; and cheerful, if not gay j Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance ; and at night Lies down... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - 396 pages
...He begs their flatt'ry with his latest breath, And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins...praise; but though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant... | |
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