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" How various his employments, whom the world Calls idle ; and who justly, in return, Esteems that busy world an idler too ! Friends, books, a garden, and perhaps his pen, Delightful industry... "
The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 231
1831
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The Metropolitan, Volume 15

1835 - 598 pages
...health. There is always enough to be done at home. " How various his employment whom the world Call idle : and, who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too! Friends, books, a garden, and perhaps his pen ; Delightful industry engaged at home, And nature in...
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The Works of William Cowper, Esq., Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and ...

William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...grave, And when I place thee in it, sighing say, 350 I knew at least one hare that had a friend ". How various his employments, whom the world Calls...justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too ! Friends18, books, a garden, and perhaps his pen, 355 Delightful industry enjoyed at home, And nature...
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Translation from Madame de La Mothe-Guion. The task. Tirocinium. John Gilpin ...

William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...grave, And when I place thee in it, sighing say, 350 I knew at least one hare that had a friend ". How various his employments, whom the world Calls...justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too ! Friends18, books, a garden, and perhaps his pen, 355 Delightful industry enjoyed at home, And nature...
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The Life and Works of William Cowper: Now First Completed by the ..., Volume 7

William Cowper - 1835 - 406 pages
...sighing say I knew at least one hare that had a friend.* * See the note at the end of this volume. How various his employments whom the world Calls idle...justly in return , Esteems that busy world an idler too ! Friends, books, a garden, and perhaps his pen, Delightful industry enjoy 'd at home, And Nature,...
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The Task: In Six Books

William Cowper - 1836 - 206 pages
...place thee in it, sighing say, I knew at least one hare that had a friend.* How various his employment, whom the world Calls idle ; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too ! Friends, books, a garden, and perhaps his pen, Delightful industry enjoy'd at home, And nature in...
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The Metropolitan Magazine, Volume 1

1836 - 398 pages
...health. There is always enough to be done at home. " How various his employment whom the world Call idle : and, who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too ! Friends, books, a garden, and perhaps his pen ; Delightful industry engaged at home, And nature in...
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A pedestrian tour of thirteen hundred and forty-seven miles ..., Volume 2

Pedestres (pseud.), sir Clavileno Woodenpeg (knight of Snowdon, pseud.) - 1836 - 770 pages
...health. " There is always enough to be done at home. ' How various his employment whom the world Call idle : and, who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too 1 Friends, books, a garden, and perhaps his pen ; Delightful industry engaged at home, And nature in...
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The cynosure, select passages from the most distinguished writers [ed. by ...

Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...But thou, too old to bear another cheat, Learn, that the present hour alone is man's. DR. JOHNSON. How various his employments whom the world Calls idle,...justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too! Friends, books, a garden, and perhaps his pen, Delightful industry, enjoy'd at home, And Nature in...
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Poems ... To which is prefixed a memoir of the author, by John M'Diarmid ...

William Cowper - 1837 - 534 pages
...place thee in it, sighing say, I knew at least one hare that had a friend*. How various his enjoyments, whom the world Calls idle ; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too ! Friends, books, a garden, and perhaps his pen, Delightful industry enjoy'd at home, And Nature in...
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The Young Man's Book of Elegant Poetry: Comprising Selections from the Works ...

1838 - 332 pages
...praise, Or fathom thy profound of love to man ! YOUNG. ON THE EMPLOYMENTS OF WHAT IS CALLED AN IDLE LIFE. How various his employments whom the world Calls idle, and who justly, in return, Esteems the busy world an idler too! Friends, books, a garden, and perhaps his pen, Delighted industry enjoy...
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