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 - Страница 89по William Cowper - 1782 - 359 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
| Great thoughts - 1882 - 742 страници
...side, He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And, smothered in 't at last, is praised to death. 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 thread about the live-long day,... | |
| William Cowper - 1882 - 628 страници
...He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And smothered in't at last, is praised to death. Von 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 live-long day,... | |
| James Jackson Wray - 1883 - 392 страници
...largely unnoted by the world's dim, purblind eye. Do you remember those fine lines of Co \vper 's ? — " Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down in peace, both heart and pocket light.... | |
| William Cowper (the Poet.) - 1883 - 294 страници
...side, He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And smothered in't at last, is praised to death. 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 live-long day,... | |
| A Cunningham Geikie - 1883 - 214 страници
...yet so widely known, once, at least, describe with accuracy and pathos an undisturbed faith : — " 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 live-long day,... | |
| James Charles Blomfield - 1884 - 242 страници
...into this district from Bedfordshire. ' Cowper has described the scene common here as elsewhere. ' 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... | |
| Maude Gillette Phillips - 1885 - 648 страници
...side, He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And, smothered in 't at last, is praised to death. 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,... | |
| Maude Gillette Phillips - 1885 - 614 страници
...side, He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And, smothered in 't at last, is praised to death. 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,... | |
| William Cowper - 1885 - 352 страници
...side, He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And, smother'd in't at last, is praised to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store, Content though mean, and cheerful, if notg.iy, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day,... | |
| Maurice Charles Hime - 1885 - 132 страници
...deep, too pure to be described in words —the peace which admittedly "passeth all understanding." " Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store, . • Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay— She, for her humble sphere by nature fit,... | |
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