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 livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night, Lies down secure, her heart and... Entering on Life: A Book for Young Men - Page 290by Cunningham Geikie - 1888 - 298 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1861 - 374 pages
...Cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store; Content, though (poor) and cheerful, if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, Just earns a pittance and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light." We had now come upon a model estate,... | |
| Bourchier Wrey Savile - 1861 - 314 pages
...HOLY SCRIPTURE. ON cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore,— Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day,— Juft earns a fcanty pittance, and at night, Lies down fecure, her heart and pocket light; She, for... | |
| Ralph Wardlaw - 1861 - 410 pages
...his latter end?" " 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, Earns but a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light: — Just knows,... | |
| Selections - 1862 - 348 pages
...praised to death. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store, Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling...heart and pocket light ; She, for her humble sphere by God made fit, Has little understanding and no wit, Receives no praise ; but though her lot be such... | |
| Bourchier Wrey Savile - 1862 - 308 pages
...HOLY SCRIPTURE. ON cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little ftore, — Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, — Juft earns a fcanty pittance, and at night, Lies down fecure, her heart and pocket light ; She,... | |
| William Cowper - 1863 - 96 pages
...praised to death. 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 li velong day ; Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light... | |
| Eduard Adolf Ferdinand Maetzner - 1864 - 522 pages
...high (WoBDSWORTH, W. ed. 1836, 3, 34.) (eine ^афа^пшпд con Skelton I. 31.). Yon cottager .. Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light (Cowr. p. 47.). — Thence more at ease their minds, and somewhat rais'd By false presomptuous hope,... | |
| Henry Southgate - 1865 - 398 pages
...in lowly Sphere. Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins, all her little store, Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling...by nature fit, Has little understanding, and no wit ; Eeceives no praise, but though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent), she renders much ; Just... | |
| Charles Knight - 1865 - 360 pages
...lace-maker, — " Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store, Content, though mean, and cheerful, if not gay, Shuffling...night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light. " Then, as now, the lace-maker just earned a " scanty pittance." The poet drew a picture with which... | |
| John Fletcher Hurst - 1865 - 656 pages
...Simplicity is bliss. " 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, Jnst earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light ; She for her... | |
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