| William Lee - 1846 - 106 Seiten
...cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillows and bobbins all her little store ; — Content though poor, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about...pocket light. She for her humble sphere by nature fit, //<ts little understanding, and no wit ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true, A truth the... | |
| 1846 - 634 Seiten
...life cternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast eent." " Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and...little store, Content though mean, and cheerful if not eay— * * * * * » Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true A truth the brilliant Frenchman *... | |
| David Stow - 1846 - 562 Seiten
...Scripture, and one from Cowper;— " Knowledge puft'eth up, but charity edifieth." (buildeth up.) " Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store. Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible's true— A truth the brilliant Frenchman * never knew ; And... | |
| James Waddel Alexander - 1847 - 300 Seiten
...applauded as he was, he had less real wisdom than the poorest and most ignorant Christian widow. " She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit ; Keceives no praise ; but though her lot be such, Toilsome and indigent, she renders much ; Just knows,... | |
| 1848 - 792 Seiten
...soul, and an unmistakable certainty of judgment, such as the proudest philosopher never arrived at. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door. Pillow and...by nature fit, Has little understanding and no wit, Keceives no praise, but though her lot be 'such, Toilsome and indigent, she renders much. last knows,... | |
| 1848 - 780 Seiten
...and an unmistakable certainty of judgment, such as the proudest philosopher never arrived at. ' Ton cottager, who weaves at her own door. Pillow and bobbins...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 pocket light,... | |
| 1848 - 778 Seiten
...soul, and an unmistakable certainty ot" judgment, such as the proudest philosopher never arrived at. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door. Pillow and...store, Content, though mean, and cheerful, if not pay, Shuffling her threads about, the live- long day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies... | |
| John William Lester - 1848 - 112 Seiten
...contrast between the simple peasant and the witty Voltaire, what mild lustre glows in every line : — Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store; Content tho' mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 1864 - 1126 Seiten
...charms of SKrtTES. literature. As they were in Cowper's day, so they are now ; and he said of them — Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door. Pillow and bobbins all her little store; Content, though m«an, and chevrful If not gay, Shuffling about her threads the live-long day, Just earns a scanty... | |
| George Croly - 1849 - 416 Seiten
...side, He begs their flattery with his latest breath, And smothered 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 n:ean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance,... | |
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