 Just knows, and knows no more, her bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew, And in that charter reads, with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies.  Poems - Seite 89von William Cowper - 1782 - 359 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1848 - 602 Seiten
...picture of the cottager whom Cowper so finely contrasts with Voltaire as one who " Just knew, and knew no more, her Bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew." From the town we bent our steps to the churchyard, and, pacing in its quiet walks, we mused upon the... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - 1849 - 230 Seiten
...wit ; Receives no praise ; but though her lot be such, Toilsome and indigent, she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true, A truth...Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads, with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies. Oh, happy peasant ! Oh, unhappy bard ! His the... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1864 - 1126 Seiten
...wit ; Receives no praife; Imt though her lot be such (Toilsome and indigent) she render* much ; JUHI knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth...Frenchman* never knew— And in that charter reads with sparkling cjea Her title to a treasure in the skies. Oh, happy peasant ! oh, unhappy bard I His the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 740 Seiten
...wit, Receives no praise, but (though her lot be such, Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true, A truth...Frenchman never knew, And in that charter reads, with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies. O happy peasant ! 0 unhappy bard ! His the mere... | |
 | 1849 - 314 Seiten
...bear, perhaps, the description of Cowper's Cottager ; one who, in the language of his verse, " Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true, A truth the brilliant skeptic never knew, And in that charter reads, with sparkling eyes, Her title to a mansion in the skies."... | |
 | William Cowper - 1850 - 516 Seiten
...wit, Receives no praise ; but, though her lot be such, Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true A. truth...Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes Her title to a treasure in the skies. Oh happy peasant ! Oh unhappy bard ! His the mere... | |
 | George Croly - 1850 - 442 Seiten
...wit, Receives no praise ; but, though her lot be such, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true, A truth...Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes Her title to a treasure in the skies. O happy peasant ! O unhappy bard ! His the mere... | |
 | 1850 - 590 Seiten
...praise ; but though her lot be such, Toilsome and indigent, she renders much. Just knows, and kncws no more, her Bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes, Her. title to a treasure in the skics. O, happy peasant ! O unhappy bard ! His the... | |
 | Robert Pollok - 1850 - 392 Seiten
...death, when an event occurred which gave a new colouring to his life. CHAPTER VH. ' Just knew, and knew no more, her Bible true, A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter read, with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies. The light she walked by, kindled from... | |
 | American Tract Society - 1850 - 518 Seiten
...described, in " the Cottager's Wife ;" who, to adopt Cowper's beautiful lines, " Just knew, and knew no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that Charter read, with sparkling eyes, Her title to a treasure in the skies. Oh, blessed effect of penury and want,... | |
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