 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...art, Yet much depends, as in the tiller's toil, On culture, and the sowing of the soil. Words learned by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking is not...harmony divine, The constant creaking of a country sign. As alphabets in ivory employ, Hour after hour, the yet unlettered boy, Sorting and puzzling with a... | |
 | Heron - 1821 - 944 pages
...anew the conviction that his affection was not returned by the object of it. CHAPTER VI. Words learned by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking is not always to converse. COWPER, " Do you sing, and do you play ? do you draw, or do you valse?" Such were the interesting questions... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 562 pages
...not an art, Yet much depends, as in the tiller's toil, On culture, and the sowing of the soil. Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking...harmony divine, The constant creaking of a country sign As Alphabets in ivory employ, Hour after hour, the yet unletter'd boy, Sorting and puzzling with a... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...not an art, Yet much depends, as in the tiller's toil, On culture, and the sowing of the soil. Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking...harmony divine, The constant creaking of a country sign. As Alphabets in ivory employ, Hour after hour, the yet unletter'd boy, Sorting and puzzling with a... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 450 pages
...not an art, Yet much depends, as in the tiller's toil, On culture, and the sowing of the soil. Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking...harmony divine, The constant creaking of a country sign. As alphabets in ivory employ, Hour after hour, the yet unletter'd boy, Sorting and puzzling with a... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...not an art, Yet much depends, as in the tiller's toil, On culture, and the sowing of the soil. Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking...harmony divine, The constant creaking of a country sign, As alphabets in ivory employ Hour after hour the yet unletter'd hoy, Sorting and puzzling with a deal... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1824 - 470 pages
...not an art, Yet much depends, as in the tiller's toil, On culture, and the sowing of the soil. Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking...harmony divine, The constant creaking of a country sign. As alphabets in ivory employ, Hour after hour, the yet unletter'd boy, Sorting and puzzling with a... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...not an art. Yet much depends, as in the tiller's toil, On culture, and the sowing of the soil. Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking...distinct from harmony divine, The constant creaking of a «minify sign. A* alphabets in ivory employ. Hour after hour, the yet unletter'd boy, •vHtinc ar.d... | |
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 240 pages
...an art, Yet much depends, as in the tiller's toil, On culture* and the sowing of the • soil. Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking...Not more distinct from harmony divine The constant creeking of a country sign. As Alphabets in ivory employ, Hour after hour, the yet unletter'd boy,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 264 pages
...not an art, Yet much depends, as in the tiller's toil, 3On culture and the sowing of the soil. Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking...harmony divine, The constant creaking of a country sign. 1Q As Alphabets in ivory employ, Hour after hour, the yet unletter'd boy, Sorting and puzzling with... | |
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But talking is not always to converse, Not more distinct from harmony divine The constant creaking of a country sign. 
