 God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts, That can alone make sweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in the fields and groves...  The Emerald - Page 2241806Full view - About this book
 | 1846 - 390 pages
...exchanged for any other station however exalted. They truly felt that " God made the country and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue,...life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in the fields and groves!" This is no fancy sketch. There are thousands, who are surrounded... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - 556 pages
...into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced. God made the country, and man made the town, What wonder then that health and virtue,...life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in the fields and groves ? Possess ye therefore, ye who, borne about In chariots and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 740 pages
...into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorced. God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then,* that health and...life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? Possess ye therefore, ye who borne about In chariots and sedans,... | |
 | Herbert Byng Hall - 1849 - 492 pages
...clearly distinguished. When looking on such scenes, we may well exclaim — " God made the country, man made the town, What wonder, then, that health and...bitter draught That life holds out to all, should meet entwined, And least be threatened in the fields and groves." II CHAPTEE VIII. INDEED, nothing... | |
 | 1849 - 442 pages
...independence of a country life, we are tempted to exclaim with Cowper — " God made the country, and man made the town — What wonder then, that health and...That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That lite holds out to all, should most abound, And least be threatened in the fields and groves ?" DIANTHUS... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1850 - 688 pages
...seemingly grow poor out of spite to him for not giving them enough to eat. God made the country, and man made the town; What wonder, then, that health and...life holds out to all, should most abound, And least be threaten'd in the fields and grovesj In the second place, it may be remarked, that the pleasures... | |
 | William Cowper - 1850 - 516 pages
...into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorced. God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue,...life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in the fields and groves ? Possess ye therefore, ye who, borne about In chariots and... | |
 | 1851 - 496 pages
...of art. WILLIAM COWPER. BOKN, 1731; DIED, 1800. TOWN AND COUNTRY LITE. GOD made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue...holds out to all — should most abound, And least be threatened, in the fields and groves ' Possess ye therefore, ye who, borne about In ciariots and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...divorced. God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gift* be threatened in the fields and groves 1 Possess ye therefore, ye who, borne about In chariots and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 620 pages
...And kneesand hassocks are well-nigh divorced. ' jkjLm,a|1"-*h" ivmntiy, and man mndr tht- tnwn. Vfiat wonder then that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draugh That life holds out to all, should most abound Ind least be threatened in the fields and groves... | |
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