 While thoughtful man is plaufibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up ! Twere well, fays one fage erudite, profound, Terribly...  Poems, - Page 85by William Cowper - 1800Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...deceived. Great crimes alarm the confcience, but fhe flee] While thoughtful man is plaufibly amufed. Defend me therefore common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil 'dropping buckets into empty wells, nd growing old in drawing nothing up! 'Twere well, fays one fage... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 230 pages
...learn'J It this be learning, moft of all deceiv'd. Great crimes alarm the confcience, but fhe'fleeps While thoughtful man is plaufibly amus'd. Defend me...his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending brows, 'Twere well could you permit the world to Jive As the world pleafes. What's-the world to you ? Much.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...confcience, but it flccps While thoughtful man is plaufibly amus'd. Defend me therefore, common fenfc, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing oldin drawing nothing up ? 'Twere well, fays one fage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd and aquiline... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...learn'd, If this be learning, moft of all deceiv'd. Great crimes alarm the confcience, but it fleeps While thoughtful man is plaufibly amus'd. Defend me...fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up ! 'Twere well, fays one... | |
 | William Cowper - 1795 - 410 pages
...learn'd, If this be learning, moft of all deceiv'd. Great crimes alarm the confcience, but it ileeps While thoughtful man is plaufibly amus'd. Defend me,...his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending brows, 'Twere well, could you permit the world to live As the wprld pleafes. What's the world to you ?—... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 394 pages
...deceiv'd. Great crimes alarm the confcience, but it fleeps While thoughtful man is plaufibly amns'd. Defend me, therefore, common fenfe, fay I, From reveries...his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending brows, 'Twere well, could you permit the world to live As the world pleafes. What's the world to you ?—... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...of all dcceiv'd. Great crimes alarm the confcience, but it deeps While thoughtful man is plaulibly amus'd. [Defend me, therefore, common fenfe, fay I,...• 'Twere well, fays one fage erudite, profound, £001t III. THIGARn r. N. 7J Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...While thoughtful man is plausibly anius'd. Defend me, therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty...And growing old in drawing nothing up ! 'Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nose, And over-built with most impending... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...alarm the conscience, but it sleeps 185 Defend me, therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up ! 190 'Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound. Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 388 pages
...deceived. Great crimes alarm the conference, but it fleeps, While thoughtful man is plaufibly amufed. Defend me therefore common fenfe, fay I, From reveries...Twere well, fays one fage erudite, profound, Terribly arched and aquiline his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending brows, Twere well, could you permit... | |
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