You think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken bones and bruises, If he should chance to fall. No ; not a single thought like that Employs his philosophic pate, Or troubles it at all. Poems - Page 240by William Cowper - 1803 - 363 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1861 - 304 pages
...thenee seeurely sees The bustle and the raree-show, That oeeupy mankind below, Seeure and at his ease. You think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken bones and bruises, If he should ehanee to fall. No ; not a single thought like that Employs his philosophie pate. Or troubles it at... | |
| William M'Gavin (editor of The union school song garland) - 1862 - 82 pages
...thence securely sees The bustle and the raree-show, That occupy mankind below, Secure and at his ease. You think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken...Employs his philosophic pate, Or troubles it at all He sees that this great roundabout, The world with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic, law,... | |
| Edward Thomas Stevens - 1863 - 234 pages
...thence securely sees The bustle and the raree-show That occupy mankind below, Secure and at his ease. You think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken...Employs his philosophic pate, Or troubles it at all. He sees, that this great roundabout, The world, with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic, law,... | |
| Henry Gardiner Adams - 1863 - 358 pages
...think, no doubt, he sits, and muses Of future broken bones and bruises, If he should chance to fall j No, not a single thought like that, Employs his philosophic pate, Or troubles it at all. He sees that the great round-about, The world, with all its motley route, Clnirch, army, physic, law,... | |
| Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1864 - 200 pages
...thence securely sees The bustle and the rareeshow, That occupy mankind below, Secure and at his ease. You think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken...Employs his philosophic pate, Or troubles it at all. lie sees that this great roundabout, The world with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic, law... | |
| Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1867 - 376 pages
...thence securely sees The bustle and the rareeshow That occupy mankind below, Secure and at his ease. You think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken...Employs his philosophic pate, Or troubles it at all. He sees that this great roundabout. The world, with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic, law,... | |
| Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1867 - 410 pages
...thence securely sees The bustle and the rareeshow That occupy mankind below, Secure and at his ease. You think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken bones and braises, If he should chance to fall. No ; not a single thought like that Employs his philosophic pate,... | |
| Alfred Elliott - 1868 - 358 pages
...thence securely sees The bustle and the raree-show That occupy mankind below, Secure and at his ease. " You think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken...Employs his philosophic pate, Or troubles it at all. " He sees that this great roundabout— The world— with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic,... | |
| Woodland - 1868 - 186 pages
...thence securely sees The bustle and the raree-show That occupy mankind below, Secure, and at his ease. You think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken...Employs his philosophic pate, Or troubles it at all. He see, that this great roundabout, The world, with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic, law,... | |
| William Cowper - 1869 - 332 pages
...thence securely sees The bustle and the raree-show That occupy mankind below, Secure and at his ease. You think no doubt he sits and muses On future broken...Employs his philosophic pate, Or troubles it at all. He sees that this great roundabout, The world, with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic, law,... | |
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