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 - Page 31by William Cowper - 1803 - 348 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...forms, And knees and haflbcks are well-nigh divorced, God made the country, and man made the town, What wonder then, that health and virtue, gifts That...make fweet the bitter draught That life holds out to al!, fhould moft abound And leaft be threatened in the fields and groves ? Pofiefs ye therefore, ye... | |
| William Cowper - 1787 - 230 pages
...forms, And knees and haflbcks are well-nigh divorced. God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then, that health and virtue, gifts That...life holds out to all, mould moft abound And leaft be threatened in the fields and groves ? Poflefs ye therefore, ye who borne about In chariots and fedans,... | |
| William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...forms, And knees and haflbcks are well-nigh divorced. God made the country, and man made the town ; What wonder then, that health and virtue, gifts That...That life holds out to all, mould moft abound And lead be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? Poffefs ye therefore," ye who borne about In chariots... | |
| William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...forms, And knees and haflbcks are well-nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and man made the town : What wonder then, that health and virtue, gifts That...fweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, fhould moft abound And leaft be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? Pofiefs ye therefore, ye who,... | |
| William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...forms, And knees and haflbcks are well-nigh divorced* God made the country, and man made the town : What wonder then, that health and virtue, gifts That...fweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, fhould moft abound And leaft be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? Poflefs ye therefore, ye who... | |
| William Cowper - 1793 - 384 pages
...forms, And knees and haffocs are well-nigh divorc'd. /God made the country, and man made the town. ) What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts ' That can alone make fweet the bktef draught That life holds out to all, fhould moft abound And leaft be threaten'd in the fields... | |
| William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...forms, And knees and hallocks are well-nigh divorc'd* God made the country, and man made the town* 'What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts That...And leaft be threaten'd in the fields and groves.? Poflefs ye, therefore, ye, who, born about In chariots and fedans, know no fatigue But that of id!enefs,... | |
| William Cowper - 1800 - 394 pages
...unrefpected forms, And knees and haffocs are well-nigh divorc'd. God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts That...fweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, fhould moft abound And leaft be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? Poffefs ye, therefore, ye, who,... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
..." M" ^.ftdtarfees aricThassoct'are wetir*aigh divee&UU 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 - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...heard his Abr'am plead in vain. RURAL LIFE PREFERRED. CrOD 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 thrcaten'd in... | |
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