| William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...While thoughtful man is plausibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty...And growing old in drawing nothing up ! 'Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nose, And over-built with most impending... | |
| 1802 - 302 pages
...While thoughtful man 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... | |
| 1812 - 954 pages
...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... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 388 pages
...confcience, but it deeps, While thoughtful man is plaufibly amufed. Defend me therefore common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping...Twere well, fays one fage erudite, profound, Terribly arched and aquiline his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending brows, Twere well, could you permit... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...plaufibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Ctf dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old...fays on.e fage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd and acquiline his nofe, And over-built with molt impending brows, Twere well, could you permit the world... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pages
...confcience, but it fleeps, \Vhile thoughtful man is plaufibly amufed. Defend me therefore common fenfc, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping...Twere well, fays one fage erudite, profound, Terribly arched, and aquiline his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending brows, 'Twere well, could you permit... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...confcience, bui it ilerps, While thoughtful man is plaufibly amufed. Defend me therefore common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping...growing old in drawing nothing up ! Twere well, fays on» fage erudite, profound, Terribly arched, and aquiline his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...While thoughtful man is plausibly amused. 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 I 'Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, , Terribly arched and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 212 pages
...While thoughtful man is plausibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common sensej say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty...And growing old in drawing nothing up ! 'Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nose, And over-built with most impending... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 384 pages
...While thoughtful man 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 ! V Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd, and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt... | |
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