 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1782 - 384 pages
...upright intent Finds out his weaker part, Virtue engages his affent, But pleafure wins his heart. 4"Tis here the folly of the wife Through all his art we...tongue the charge denies, His confcience owns it true. 5Bound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little known, A ftranger to fuperior ftrength, Man vainly... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...upright intent Finds out his weaker part, Virtue engages his afient, But pleafure wins his heart. 4 4'Tis here the folly of the wife Through all his art we...tongue the charge denies, His confcience owns it true. 5Bound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little known, A ftranger to fuperior ftrength, Man vainly... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 334 pages
...upright intent Finds out his weaker part, Virtue engages his affent, But pleafure wins his heart. IV. *Tis here the folly of the wife Through all his art...view, And while his tongue the charge denies* His conference owns it true. V. Bound on a voyage of great length And dangers little known, A ftranger... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 380 pages
...upright intent Finds out his weaker part, Virtue engages his aflent, But pleafure wins his heart. IV. "Tis here the folly of the wife Through all his art...view, And while his tongue the charge denies, His ccnfcience owns it true. VBound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little known, A ftranger to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 312 pages
...again. m. Some foe to his upright intent . . Finds out his weaker part, Virtue engages his aflent, But pleafure wins his heart* Tis here the folly of...charge denies, His confcience owns it true. Bound on a voyage of great length And dangers little known> A ftranger to fuperior ftrength, Man vainly trufts... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pages
...upright intent Finds out his weaker part-; Virtue engages his afient, But pleafure wins his heart. IV. 'Tis here the folly of the wife Through all his art...tongue the charge denies, His confcience owns it true. v- -,: "... Bound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little known, A ftranger to fuperior ftrengt;bj!... | |
 | James Lackington - Booksellers and bookselling - 1794 - 346 pages
...engages his aifenr. But pleafure wins the heart. Tis here the folly of the wife, Through all his arts we view, And while his tongue the charge denies, His confcience owns it true. „ CoWPEK. _ The Taunton carrier gave me a letter from my good Miiheis Bowden (who, by marrying again,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...Virtue engages his aC'enr, But plculure wins his heart. 'Tis h-.-re the folly of the wife Through аП his art we view ; And while his tongue the charge denies, His confidence owns it true. Bound on a voyage of awful length, And dangers liitle known, A ftranger to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1798 - 370 pages
...upright intent Finds out his weaker part; Virtue engages his affent, But pleafure wins his heart. IV. Tis here the folly of the wife Through all his art...tongue the charge denies, His confcience owns it true. V. Bound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little known, A ftranger to fuperior ftrength, Man... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...revives again. Q Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part, Virtue engages his afsent, But Pleafure wins his heart. Tis here the folly of...view ; And while his tongue the charge denies, His coufcience owns it true. Bound on a voyage of awful length, And dangers little known, A ftranger to... | |
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Bound on a voyage of awful length, And dangers little known, A stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own. 
