 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1803 - 310 pages
...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. Oh, happy peasant ! Oh, unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ; He, prais'd, perhaps,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 pages
...much; Just knows, and knows no moie, 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. Oh, happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ; He prais'd, perhaps,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...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. O happy peasant! Oh unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward ; He prais'd perhaps for... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - 396 pages
...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. O happy peasant! Oh unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward; He prais'd perhaps for... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 274 pages
...knows, anil knows no more, her Bible true— A truth the hrilli mi Frenchman never knew ; And in tbat charter reads with sparkling eyes Her title to a treasure in the я Нее, О happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her» the rich reward. He prais'd... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1814 - 496 pages
...mnch; ' Jnst knows, and knows no more, her Bible trne— A trnth the brilliant Frenchman never knew; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes Her title to a treasnre in the skies. O happy peasnnt! Oh nnhappy bard ! His the mere tiusel, hers the rich reward... | |
 | William Russel - Bible - 1816 - 122 pages
...; ' 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. ' O happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard ! ' His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ; ' He prais'd perhaps... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1817 - 234 pages
...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. O happy peasant ! O unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward ; He prais'd perhaps for... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1817 - 252 pages
...much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bihle true — A truth the hrilliant Frenchman never knew . And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes Her title to a treasure in the skid. Oh happy peasant ! Oh unhappy hard ! His the mere tiusel, her's the rich reward H, praised perhaps... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1818 - 354 pages
...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. O happy peasant! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward; He prais'd, perhaps,... | |
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... her heart and pocket light ; She for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and 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... 
