 And having dropped the expected bag — pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful : messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some, To him indifferent whether grief or joy.  Poems - Page 141de William Cowper - 1800 - 420 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1835 - 404 pages
...society of such a mass of various matter, who shall say ? The " important budget," which contains " Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages," with a kingdom's politics, losses, crimes, and accidents, has certainly the most extensive, perhaps... | |
 | 1836 - 424 pages
...his one concern Is to conduct it to the destined inn ; And having dropp'd th' expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold,...in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, marriages, epistles wet With tears that trickled down the writers cheeks Fast as the periods from his... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...one concern Is to conduct it to the destined inn, 10 And having dropp'd the expected bag — pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold...grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some, To him indifferent whether grief or joy. 15 Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - 336 pages
...one concern, Is to conduct him to the destined inn ; And, having dropp'd the expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold...Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some ; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks ; Births, deaths, and marriages... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 406 pages
...his one concern Is to conduct it to the destined inn ; And, having dropp'd the expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold...Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some ; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...one concern Is to conduct it to the destined inn, 10 And having dropp'd the expected bag — pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold...grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some, To him indifferent whether grief or joy. 15 Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 206 pages
...one concern Is to conduct it to the destin'd inn ; 'i AncLhaving dropp'd th' expected bag, pass on. f He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch. Cold...of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some ; i"n him indMTrent whether grief or joy. House* in ashes, and the fall of stocks, 7 'JO Births, deaths,... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 922 pages
...Uestin'd inn -, And, having dropp'd th' eipeclcd bag, pass on. He whistlt's as he goes, light-ht-arted wretch. Cold and yet cheerful : messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to ^me ; To him iniliU'rent whether grief or joy. MethiuU, as I have always thought, that Cowper here... | |
 | William Hone - 1838 - 890 pages
...his one concern Is to conduct it to the deslin'd inn ; And, having dropp'd th1 expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold...messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to i>ome ; To him indiff'rent whether grief or joy. Rlethinks, as I have always thought, that Cowper here... | |
 | 1841 - 986 pages
...his one concern Is to conduct it to the destined inn ; And, having dropped th' expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes — light-hearted wretch, Cold...grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some; To him indifferent, whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, — Births, deaths and... | |
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