 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1782 - 384 pages
...underftanding, and no wit, Receives no praife, but (though her lot be fuch, Toilfome and indigent) fhe renders much ; Juft knows, and knows no more, her...vain heart prefers, She fafe in the fimplicity of hers. Not many wife, rich, noble, or profound In fcience, win one inch of heav'nly ground ; And is... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1782 - 378 pages
...truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew, ( 9° ) And in that charter reads with fparkling ey«r. ' Her title to a treafure in the fkies. Oh happy peafant...to come, She never heard of > half a mile from home j He loft in errors his vain heart prefers, She fafe in the fimplicity of hers. Not many wife, rich,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew, And in that charter reads with fparkling eyes, Her tick to a treafure in the fkies. Oh happy peafant ! Oh...vain heart prefers, She fafe in the fimplicity of hers. Not many wife, rich, noble, or profound la feience, win one inch of heav'nly ground : And is... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 334 pages
...brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with fparkling cyes^ Her title to a trcafure in the fkies. Oh happy peafant ! Oh unhappy bard !...vain heart prefers, She fafe in the fimplicity of hers. Not many wife, rich, noble, or profound In fcience, win one inch of heav'nly ground : And is... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 380 pages
...unhappy bard ! His the mere tinfcl, her's the rich reward ; He prais'd perhaps for ages yet to corne, She never heard of half a mile from home; He loft...vain heart prefers, She fafe in the fimplicity of hers. Not many wife, rich, noble, or profound. In fcience, win one inch of heav'nly ground : And is... | |
 | William Cowper - 1798 - 370 pages
...reads, with fparkling eyes, Her title to a treafure in the ikies. Oh, happy peafant ! Oh, unhappy bard i His the mere tinfel, her's the rich reward ; He prais'd,...He, loft in errors, his vain heart prefers ; She, fefe in the fimplicity of her's. Not many wife, rich, noble, or profound In fcience, win one inch of... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 372 pages
...never knew ; And in that charter reads, with fparkling eyes, Her title to a treafure in the ikies. Oh, happy peafant ! Oh, unhappy bard ! His the mere...vain heart prefers ; She, fafe in the fimplicity of her*. Not many wife, rich, noble, or profound In fcience, win one inch of heav'nly ground. And is it... | |
 | 1851 - 592 pages
...О happy peasant t — О unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel — hers the rich reward ! He praised perhaps for ages yet to come; She never heard of half a mile from home. He, lost in errors his vain heart prefers ; She safe in the simplicity of hers.' " We can only afford space... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1803 - 310 pages
...eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies. Oh, happy peasant ! Oh, unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ; He, prais'd, perhaps, for...; She, never heard of half a mile from home ; He, lost in errors, his vain heart prefers ; She, safe in the simplicity of her's. Not many wise, rich,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pages
...fkies. Oh happy peafartt ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere tinfel, her's the rich reward ; He praifed perhaps for ages yet to come, She never heard of half...in errors his vain heart prefers, She fafe in the flmplicity of her's. Not many wife, rich, noble, or profound In fcience, win one inch of heavenly ground.... | |
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He praised perhaps for ages yet to come, She never heard of half a mile from home ; He lost in errors his vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity of hers. 
