 A PEASANT to his lord paid yearly court, Presenting pippins of so rich a sort That he, displeased to have a part alone, Removed the tree, that all might be his own. The tree, too old to travel, though before So fruitful, withered, and would yield no more.  Cowper's Milton [the poetical works, with life, notes and tr. by W. Cowper ... - Page 251by John Milton - 1810Full view - About this book
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 446 pages
...course, Where, idol of all Rome, she now in chains, Of magic song, both gods, and men, detains. ram COTTAGER AND HIS LANDLORD. A FABLE. A peasant to his...so rich a sort That he, displeas'd to have a part alpne, Remov'd the tree, that all might be his own. The tree, too old to travel, though before So fruitful,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 528 pages
...A PEASANT to his lord paid yearly court, Presenting pippins, of so rich a sort That he, displeased to have a part alone, Remov'd the tree, that all might...tree, too old to travel, though before So fruitful, withered, and would yield no more. The 'squire, perceiving all his labour void, CursM his own pains,... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...yearly court, Presenting pippins, of so rich a sort That he, displeased to have a part alone, Removed the tree, that all might be his own. The tree, too old to travel, though before So fruitful, withered, and would yield no more. The 'squire, perceiving all his labour void, Cursed his own pains,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...yearly court, Presenting pippins, of so nch a sort That he, displeased to have a part alone, Removed the tree, that all might be his own. The tree, too old to travel, though before Su fruitful, wither'd, and would yield no more ; The squire, perceiving all his labour void, Cursed... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 462 pages
...yearly court, Presenting pippins of so rich a sort, That he, displeased to have a part alone, Removed the tree, that all might be his own. The tree, too old to travel, though before So fruitful, wither 'd, and would yield no more. The 'squire, perceiving all his labour void, Curs'd his own pains,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1852 - 466 pages
...yearly court, Presenting pippins of so rich a sort That be, displeas'd to have a part alone, Rernov'd the tree, that all might be his own. The tree, too old to travel, though before So fruitlul, wither'd, and would yield no more. The 'sqaire, perceiving all his labour void, Curs'd his... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 796 pages
...magick song, both gods and men detains. ( 173) THE COTTAGER AND HIS LANDLORD A PEASANT to his lord paid yearly court, Presenting pippins, of so rich a sort, That he, displeas'd to hare a part alone, Remov'd the tree, that all might be his own The tree, too old to travel, though... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 476 pages
...yearly court, Presenting pippins, of so rich a sort That he, displeased to have a part alone, Removed the tree, that all might be his own. The tree, too old to travel, though before So fruitful, wither' d, and would yield no more. The 'squire, perceiving all his labour void, Cursed his own pains,... | |
 | William Cowper, Robert Southey - 1854 - 476 pages
...yearly court, Presenting pippins, of so rich a sort That he, displeased to have a part alone, Removed the tree, that all might be his own. The tree, too old to travel, though before So fruitful, wither' d, and would yield no more. The 'squire, perceiving all his labour void, Cursed his own pains,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 798 pages
...riour to what I have omitted. (173) THE COTTAGER AND HIS LANDLORD A FABLE. A PEASANT to his lord paid yearly court, Presenting pippins, of so rich a sort,...alone, Remov'd the tree, that all might be his own i The tree, too old to travel, though before , . So fruitful, wither'd, and would yield no more. The... | |
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