 God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in the fields and groves...  Poems - Strana 40autor/autoři: William Cowper - 1788Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 str.
...rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divcrc'd. God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then...that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threaten'd in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 str.
...rites Have dwindled into unrespeeted forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorced. God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then,...that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threaten'd in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 240 str.
...sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks aro well-nigh divorc'd. 1 made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts 750 That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And... | |
 | William Cowper - 1842 - 162 str.
...customs of her own, till sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespecttd forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and...town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts 750 That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And... | |
 | William Cowper - 1842 - 166 str.
...customs of her own, till sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and...town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts 750 That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 922 str.
...gaiety that tills the bones with pain, The mouth with blasphemy, the heart with wo. TOWN LIFE. GOD made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then...that health and virtue — gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all — should most abound, And least be threatened,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1846 - 310 str.
...customs of her own, till sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassaeks are well-nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and...that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threaten'd in... | |
 | Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1846 - 1042 str.
...proceeded on my journey, how often was I ready to exclaim with my favourite English poet, " God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then,...that health and virtue — gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound, And least be threatened in... | |
 | 1846 - 392 str.
...they would not have exchange*! for any othei station however exalted. They truly felt that " God made the country and man made the town. What wonder then...that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - 556 str.
...rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced. God made the country, and man made the town, What wonder then...that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in... | |
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