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... The Task - Página 92por William Cowper - 1825 - 220 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Illustrated reader - 1874 - 408 páginas
...the destined inn; And having dropp'd th' 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 indiff'rent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
| William Cowper - 1874 - 260 páginas
...destined inn, 10 And, having dropp'd th' 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 indiff rent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
| Léon Boucher - 1874 - 454 páginas
...destined inn, And baving dropp'd the expected bag — pass ou. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful : messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some, Et Co wper, poursuivant ce thème, analyse avec une fantaisie charmante tout le contenu de cette To... | |
| William Cowper - 1875 - 352 páginas
...destined inn, Io And, having dropped the expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful ; messenger of grief...to some ; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. 15 Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet With tears... | |
| William Cowper - 1875 - 340 páginas
...destined inn, 10 And, having dropped the expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful; messenger of grief...to some; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. 15 Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet With tears that trickled down the writer's cheeks Fast... | |
| 1875 - 650 páginas
...Louis," "San Francisco." I was reminded of Cowper's lines about the post-boy's burden — " Messengers of grief • Perhaps, to thousands, and of joy to some ; To him indifferent whether grief or joy." How precious were these bales of letters ! Unspeakably more precious than bales of mere merchandise... | |
| 1877 - 508 páginas
...dropp'd the expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful i messenger of grief, Perhaps to thousands, and of joy...to some, To him indifferent whether grief or joy. GOWPER. Sjjahspea«. ' HAT needs my Shakespeare for his honour'd bones, The labour of an age in piled... | |
| William Cowper - 1879 - 688 páginas
...destined inn, And having dropped the expected bag — pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful : messenger of grief...epistles wet With tears that trickled down the writer's checks Fast as the periods from his fluent quill, Or charged with amorous sighs of absent swains Or... | |
| Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 636 páginas
...destined inn, And having dropped the expected bag — pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful : messenger of grief...epistles wet With tears that trickled down the writer's checks Fast as the periods from his fluent quill, Or charged with amorous sighs of absent swains, Or... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1880 - 826 páginas
...inn, And, having dropped the expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch I Cold and yet cheerful : messenger of grief Perhaps...marriages, epistles wet With tears, that trickled d9wn the writer's cheeka Fast as the periods from his fluent quill, Or charged with amorous sighs of... | |
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