 | Barnaby (Uncle.) - 1799 - 374 pages
...Proprietor of all adapts his instruments to the work which he has appointed for them to perform. " God gives to every man The virtue, temper, understanding,...into life, and lets him fall Just in the niche he was ordain'd to fill." My uncle's second rule was, "Apply them rightly." It is not merely bringing in contact... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...envy his success. Some must be great. Great offices will have Great talents. And God gives to ev'ry man The virtue, temper, understanding, taste, That...into life; and lets him fall Just in the niche he was ordain'd to fill. To the deliv'rer of an injur'd land He gives a tongue t' enlarge upon, an heart To... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...Some must te great. Great offices will have Great talents. And God girts to ev'ry man The virti'e, temper, understanding, taste, That lifts him into life; and lets him fall Just in the niche he was orduin'd to Jill. To the deliverer of an injur'd land He gives a tongue C enlarge upon, on heartTo... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...envy his success. Some must be great. Great offices will have Great talents. And God gives to ev'ry man The virtue, temper, understanding, taste, That...life ; and lets him fall Just in the niche he was ordain'd to fill. ' Mignonette. To the deliv'rer of an injur'd land He gives a tongue t' enlarge upon,... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...offices will have Great talents. And God gives to every man The virtue, temper, understanding, taste, 796 That lifts him into life ; and lets him fall Just in the niche he was ordain'd to fill. To the deliverer of an injur'd land He gives a tongue to enlarge upon, an heart To... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...his attempts, or envy his success. Some must be great. Great offices will have Great talents.. And God gives to every man The virtue, temper, understanding,...him fall Just in the niche, he was ordained to fill. To the deliverer of an injured land He gives a tongue to enlarge upon, an heart To feel, and courage... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...Thwart his attempts, or envy his success. Some must be great. Great offices will have Great talents. And God gives to every man The .virtue, temper, understanding, taste, That lifts him intoTife, and lets him fall Just in the niche, he was ordained to nil. To the deliverer of an injured... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...envy his success. Some must be great. Great offices will have Great talents. And God gives to ev'ry man The virtue, temper, understanding, taste, That lifts him into life, and lets him fall Jast in the niche, he was ordain'd to fill* To the deliv'rer of an injur'd land He gives a tongue t'... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 384 pages
...his atttempts, or envy his success. Some must be great. Great offices will have Great talents. And God gives to every man The virtue, temper, understanding,...life, and lets him fall Just in the niche, he was ordain'd to fill. To the deliv'rer of an injur'd land He gives a tongue t' enlarge upon, a heart To... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 pages
...Thwart his attempts, or envy his success. Some must be great. Great offices will have Great talents. And God gives to every man The virtue, temper, understanding,...into life, and lets him fall Just in the niche he was ordain'd to fill. To the deliv'rer of an injur'd land He gives a tongue t' enlarge upon, an heart To... | |
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Some must be great. Great offices will have Great talents. And God gives to every man The virtue, temper, understanding, taste, That lifts him into life, and lets him fall Just in the niche he was ordained to fill. 
