 | William Cowper - 1782 - 384 ˹éÒ
...wit, Receives no praife, but (though her lot be fuch, Toilfome and indigent) fhe renders much ; Juft knows, and knows no more, her bible true, A truth...Frenchman never knew, And in that charter reads with fparkling eyes, Her title to a treafure in the fkies. Oh happy peafant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1782 - 378 ˹éÒ
...wit, Receives no praife, but (though her lot be fuch, Toilfome and indigent; fhe renders much j Juft knows, and knows no more, her bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew, ( 9° ) And in that charter reads with fparkling ey«r. ' Her title to a treafure in the fkies. Oh... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 ˹éÒ
...wit, Receives no praife, but (though her lot be fuch, Tcilfome and indigent) fhe renders much ; Juft knows, and knows no more, her bible true, A truth...Frenchman never knew, And in that charter reads with fparkling eyes, Her tick to a treafure in the fkies. Oh happy peafant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 334 ˹éÒ
...wit, Receives no praife, but (though her lot be fuch, Toilfome and indigent) fhe renders much ; Juft knows, and knows no more, her Bible true, A truth...Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with fparkling cyes^ Her title to a trcafure in the fkies. Oh happy peafant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 380 ˹éÒ
...wit, Receives no praife, but though her lot be fuch, Toilfome and indigent) fhe renders much ; Juft knows, and knows no more, her Bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And And in that charter reads with fparkling eyes, Her title to a treafure in the fkies. Oh happy peafant... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 ˹éÒ
...wit, Receives no praife; but, though her lot be fiich, (Toilfome arid indigent) fhe renders much; Juft knows, and knows no more, her Bible true— • A...Frenchman never knew -, / And in that charter reads, with fparkling eyes, . • er title to a treafure in the fkies. Oh, happy peafant ! Oh, unhappy bard 1 His... | |
 | William Cowper - 1798 - 370 ˹éÒ
...wit, Receives no praife ; but though her lot be fuch, (Toilfome and indigent) fhe renders much ; Juft knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — . A truth...Frenchman never knew; And in that charter reads, with fparkling eyes, Her title to a treafure in the ikies. Oh, happy peafant ! Oh, unhappy bard i His the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 ˹éÒ
...no wit, Receives" no praise ; but, though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true— A...brilliant Frenchman never knew; And in that charter Twuls, 'with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies. Oh, happy peasant ! Oh, unhappy... | |
 | 1851 - 592 ˹éÒ
...— " ' She for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding and no wit ; She know«, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the...title to a treasure in the skies. О happy peasant t — О unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel — hers the rich reward ! He praised perhaps for ages... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 310 ˹éÒ
...no wit, Receives no praise ; but though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true.......sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies. Oh, happy peasant ! Oh, unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ; He, prais'd, perhaps,... | |
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Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew, And in that charter reads, with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies. 
