| William Cowper - 1800 - 438 strani
...destin'd inn; And, having dropp'd th' expected bag, pass on. I 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 - 1801 - 280 strani
...destin'd 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, aud the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
| 1801 - 452 strani
...the destin'd 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,... | |
| 1802 - 302 strani
...destin'd inn ; 10. And, having dropp'd the expefted 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. 1* Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet With tears,... | |
| William Cowper - 1802 - 350 strani
...destin'd 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, TOL< II. I Births, deaths,... | |
| Sir John Carr - 1805 - 314 strani
...intelligence — the friend, the lover, and the merchant; for th« postman had just arrived, the . •• • -Messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some ; To him indiff'rent whether grief or joy. ftouses in ashes, or the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
| Sir John Carr - 1805 - 526 strani
...for intelligence — the friend, the lover, and the merchant, for the postman had just arrived, the --Messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some; To him indiff Vent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, or the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 234 strani
...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...to some ; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet With tears, that... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 strani
...destined inn ; And, having dropped the expected hag, 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; ' a.\ To him indifferent whether grief or joy. '" Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, • . -... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 strani
...destin'd 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 foil of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,... | |
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