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...his one concern Is to conduct it to the destined inn ; And, having dropp'd th' expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold...cheeks Fast as the periods from his fluent quill, Or charged with am'rous sighs of absent swains, Or nymphs responsive, equally affect His horse and him,...

...his one concern Is to conduct it to the destined inn ; And, having dropp'd th' expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold...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,...

...With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks: News from all nations lumb'ring at his back He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold...grief, Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some." &c, — (:<wpgH. J (3) Original edition : — Now sing, my Muse, what various parts compose These rival...

...his one concern Is to conduct it to the destin'd inn ; And, having dropp'd th* expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold...to some ; To him indiff'rent whether grief or joy. Methinks, as I have always thought, that Cowper here missed the expression of a kind feeling, and rather...

...concern Is to conduct it to the destin'd inn ; 10 And having dropp'd th' expected bag, pass on. tie whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch. Cold and...to some ; To him indiff'rent whether grief or joy. 15 Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet With tears,...

...his one concern Is to conduct it to the destined inn; And, having dropped th' expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold,...grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some; To him indifferent whether grief or joy. 3. Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages,...

...the falfof stocks— To him indifferent whether grief or joy. Births, deaths and marriages—epistles wet With tears that trickled down the writer's cheeks Fast as the periods from his fluent quill, Or nymphs resoonsive, equally affect Or charged with amorous sighs of absent swains, His horse and him,...

...destin'd inn : And, having dropt th' expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he gws, light-hearted wretch t Cold, and yet cheerful, messenger of grief, Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some— To him indifferent whether grief or joy. Houses in ashes, and the fallof stocks— Births, deaths and marriages—epistles...

...one concern Is to conduct it to the destin'd inn ; 10 And having dropp'd th' expected bag, pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch. Cold...to some ; To him indiff'rent whether grief or joy. 15 Houses in ashes, and the fall of stocks, Births, deaths, and marriages, epistles wet "With tears,...