 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, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and...  A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature ... - Page 392edited by - 1829Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 334 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 J She,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pages
...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 day, Juft earns a fcanty pittance ; and at night Lies down fecure, her heart and pocket light : She> for... | |
 | 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 - 1801 - 280 pages
...And, smother'd iu't at last, is prais'd to death ! Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content, though...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 - 1803 - 310 pages
...And svnother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death ! Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content, though...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
...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 day, Juft earns a fcanty pittance ; and at night Lies down fecure, her heart and pocket light t She, for... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pages
...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 day, Juft eams a fcanty pittance, and at night Lies down fecure, her heart and pocket light; She, for her... | |
 | 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 - 1808 - 330 pages
...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, though...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 - 1808 - 354 pages
...smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death. •*' Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; ' Content though mean, and cheerful if not fift ' Shuffling her threads about the livelong day-,' '**'• * Just earns a scanty pittance, and... | |
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