 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...the skies. 0 happy peasant ! O unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward ; He praised perhaps for ages yet to come, She never heard of half a mile from home : He lost in errors his vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity of hers. Not many wise, rich, noble,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...peasant ! Oh unhappy hard ! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward; He praised perhaps for ages jet to come, She never heard of half a mile from home : He lost in errors his vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity of hers. Not many wise, rich, noble,... | |
 | Select poetry - 1825 - 182 pages
...eyes Her title to a treasure in the skies. O happy peasant ! oh unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ; He prais'd perhaps for ages...come, She never heard of half a mile from home ; He lost in errors his vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity of hers. JESUS, where'er thy people... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 264 pages
...title to a treasure in the skies. 330 O happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward . He prais'd perhaps for ages yet...come, She never heard of half a mile from home : He, lost in errours, his vain heart prefers, 335 She, safe in the simplicity of hers. Not many wise, rich,... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...title to a treasure in the skies. O happy peasant! O unhappy bard -' His the mere tinsel, hers ill . rich reward ; He prais'd, perhaps, for ages yet to...come, She never heard of half a mile from home; He lost in errors, his vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity of hers. VERSES TO MRS MARY UNWIN.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...Her title to a treasure in the skies. O, happy peasant! Oh, unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward ; He prais'd perhaps for ages yet...come, She never heard of half a mile from home : He lost in errors his vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity of hers. Not many wise, rich, noble,... | |
 | 1828 - 814 pages
...the skies. O happy peasant! O unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, her's the rich reward ; He praised perhaps for ages yet to come, She never heard of half a mile from home : VOL. II. G He lost in errors bis vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity of hen. Cowper. ON... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 374 pages
...skies. Oh, happy peasant ! Oh, unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward ; He praised perhaps for ages yet to come, She never heard of half a mile from home : He, lost in errors, his vain heart prefers, She, safe in the simplicity of hers. Not many wise, rich, noble,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...Oh happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward ; He praised perhajw for ages yet to come, She never heard of half a mile from home : He lost hi errors his vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity of hers. Not many wise, rich, noble,... | |
 | 1833 - 896 pages
...skies. O, happy peasant ! 0, unhappy hard ! His the mere tinsel— hers the sure reward ! He praised, perhaps, for ages yet to come ; She never heard of half a mile from home ! He, lost in errors, his vain heart prefers ; She, safe in the simplicity of hers." II. Having now said... | |
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He praised perhaps for ages yet to come, She never heard of half a mile from home ; He lost in errors his vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity of hers. 
