 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...  The School of Wisdom - Seite 581803 - 224 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 Seiten
...rites Have dwindled into unrespccted 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1831 - 192 Seiten
...rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorc'd. God 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... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1833 - 958 Seiten
...which they had so recently been pronouncing the highest and most fulsome eulogy. CHAPTER XII. God made the country, and man made the town ; What wonder, then, that health and virtue, pifts That can alone make sweet the hitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 362 Seiten
...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 threaten'd in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...rites Have dwindled into unrespecttd forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorc'd. God 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 Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 922 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1846 - 1042 Seiten
...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... | |
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