 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...  The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art ... - Page 394edited by Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1782 - 378 pages
...fide, He begs their flattery with his lateft breath, And fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore, Content though mean, and chearful, if not gajr, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...fide, He begs their flattery with his lateft breath, And fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore, Content though mean, and chearful, if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 334 pages
...fide, He begs their flatt'ry with his lateft breath, And fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore, ^ Content though mean, and cheerful, if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long -day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 380 pages
...fide, He begs their flatt'ry with his lateft breath, -And fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death. -Yon cottager who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore, Content though mean, and chearful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pages
...fide, He begs their flatt'ry with his lateft breath; And, fmother'd in't at laft, is prais'd to death 1 Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore ; Content, though mean ; and cheerful, if not gay ; Shuffling her threads about the live-long... | |
 | William Cowper - 1798 - 370 pages
...prais'd to death ! Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore ; Content, though mean ; and cheerful, if not gay; Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, Juft earns a fcanty pittance ; and at night Lies down fecure, her heart and pocket light : She, for... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...side, He 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...night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light: She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives" no praise... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1803 - 310 pages
...side, He 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...night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light : She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no praise... | |
 | 1803 - 452 pages
...the Whale - - - 121 Anecdotes -. - - ยป 135 Freedom - - ., - - 136 To the Swilcar Oak ... 137 < T I Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore ; Content, though mean j and cheerful, if not gay ; Shuffling her threads about the live-long... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pages
...fide, He begs their flattery with his lateft breath, And fmothered in't at laft, is praifed to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her littlo ftore ; Content though me;m, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long... | |
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