 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...  Poems - Page 89by William Cowper - 1788Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 312 pages
...side, He begs their flattery with his latest breath ; And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death I Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content, though mean ; and cheerful, if not gay j Shuffling her threads about the livelong... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - 396 pages
...frankincense on ev'ry side, He begs their flatt'ry with his latest breath, And 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 gay, .Shuffling her threads about the livelong day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 496 pages
...frankinceuse on ev'ry side, He begs their flatt'ry with his latest breath, And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbius all her little store; Content thongh mean, and cheerfnl if not gay, • Shnffling her threads... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 274 pages
...He beg? their fbtt'ry with his latest breath. And smother'd in't at last, is prais'd to death. YOB cottager, who weaves at her own door. Pillow and bobbins all her little store; Content, though mean, and cheerful, if not gayť Shuffling her threads about the livelong day.... | |
 | 1817 - 536 pages
...put it out, then take it for a guide." The same defect in the poem entitled "Truth," often occurs: "Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, > Pillow and bobbins all her little store; Content, tbo" mean: and cheerful if not pay; Shuffling her threads about the livelong day."... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 230 pages
...frankincense on cv'ry side, He begs their flatt'ry with his latest breath, And smothcr'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 gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...on every side, He hegs their flattery with his latest hreath, And smothered in'l at last, is praised to death Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and hohhins all her little store ; Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 314 pages
...frankincense on ev'ry side, He begs their flatt'ry with his latest breath, And 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 gar, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 196 pages
...on every side, He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And smother'd in't at last, is praised to death. 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,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 358 pages
...the parallel between Voltaire and the poor cottager, are exquisite pieces of eloquence and poetry. " Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store j Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day,... | |
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