 Defend me therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up...  Poems - Sida 101efter William Cowper - 1788Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 230 sidor
...plaufibly amus'd. Defend me therefore, common fenfe, fay I, . From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, . And growing...impending brows, 'Twere well could you permit the world to Jive As the world pleafes. What's- the world to you ? Much. I was born of woman, and drew milk As fweet... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 346 sidor
...fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old.in drawing nothing up ? 'Twere well, fays one fage erudite,...overbuilt with moft impending brows; 'Twere well, could yon permit the world to live As the world pleafes. What's the world to you ? Much. I was born of woman,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 300 sidor
...is plaufibly amus'd. Defend me therefore, common fenfe,fay I, From reveries fo airy, From the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing...well, could you permit the world to live As the world pler.fes. What's the world to you ? Much. I was born of woman, and drew milk, As fweet as charity,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1795 - 410 sidor
...is plaufibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing...'Twere well, could you permit the world to live As the wprld pleafes. What's the world to you ?— Much. I was born of woman, and drew milk, As fweet as charity,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 sidor
...is plaulibly amui'd. Defend me, therefore, common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing...up! 'Twere well, fays one fage erudite, profound, BOOK III. THEOAltDEN. 7J And overbuilt with moft impending brows, 'Twere well, could you permit the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 sidor
...is plausibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up ! 'Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt with most impending... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 sidor
...is plausibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up ! God never meant that man should scale the heav'ns By strides of human wisdom. In his works, Though... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 sidor
...pluufibly atrmfed. Defend me therefore common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil . . Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing...up ! 'Twere well, fays one fage erudite, profound, f Terribly arched and aquiline his nofe, An<l overbuilt with moft impending brows, Twcre well, could... | |
 | 1812 - 954 sidor
...adhering to the *' broken cistern* " of human wisdom, are contented with the barren occupation »' Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up." Those,also, who afe acquainted with the powerful fascination of the classical authors, will feel how... | |
 | 1802 - 302 sidor
...is plausibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up ! 190 'Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt... | |
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