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 live-long day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and... A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature ... - Page 392edited by - 1829Full view - About this book
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...Lace-worker.] Yon cottager, who weave« at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little «tore ; in the withered leaves below. Stillness, accompanied...sounds so soft, Charms more than silence. Meditation ; She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit ; Receives no praise... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...soothe me left. [ Voltaire and the Lace-worker.] Yon cottager, who weave« at her own door, Pillow What words can express her dismay and surprise When...skeleton's head was exposed ! All present then uttered lire-long day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 922 pages
...old sepulchral urns. THE LACE-WORKER AND VOLTAIRE. YON cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content though...night lies down secure, her heart and pocket light. She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit ; Keceives no praise... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 510 pages
...of eloquence and poetry, particularly the last : " Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content though...night, Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light ; She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no praise... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...eloquence and poetry :" Campbell. THE COTTAGER. YON cottager, who weaves1 at her own door — Pillow and bobbins all her little store — Content, though mean, and cheerful, if not gay,2 Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies... | |
| John Hill Burton - 1846 - 520 pages
...the greatest efforts of man's artificial skill. " Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; — Content though...Lies down secure, — her heart and pocket light. She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit ; Receives no praise... | |
| John Hill Burton - 1846 - 510 pages
...the greatest efforts of man's artificial skill. " Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store;— Content though...Just earns a scanty pittance; and at night Lies down secure,—her heart and pocket light. She, for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding,... | |
| William Lee - 1846 - 106 pages
...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...night, Lies down secure — her heart and pocket light. She for her humble sphere by nature fit, //<ts little understanding, and no wit ; Just knows, and knows... | |
| 1846 - 634 pages
...true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast eent." " Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store, Content though mean, and cheerful if not eay— * * * * * » Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true A truth the brilliant Frenchman *... | |
| William Cowper - 1847 - 556 pages
...breath, And smother'd in't at last, is praised to death. Von cottager who weaves at her own door. Pillow and bobbins all her little store ; Content though...night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light : She for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit, Receives no praise... | |
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