 | William Cowper - 1870 - 226 pages
...coast: He catches all improvements in iils fiight. Spreads foreign wonders in his conntry's siyht, imports what others have invented well, And stirs his own to match them, or excel. "i's thns, reciprocating cuch with each, Al'ernately the natious learn and teach ; Wkile .Provldence... | |
 | Richard Nicholls Worth - Plymouth (England) - 1871 - 404 pages
...of a boundless plenty be the robe, Trade is the golden girdle of the globe. * * * * Art thrives most Where commerce has enriched the busy coast ; He catches...invented well, And stirs his own to match them or excel." — Ctrwper. , whom other topographers have followed, states that in the reign of Henry II. Plymouth... | |
 | William Cowper (the Poet.) - 1872 - 264 pages
...the busy eoast : He eatehes all improvements in his flight, Spreads foreign wonders in his eountry's sight, Imports what others have invented well, And stirs his own to mateh them, or exeel. 'Tis thus reeiproeating eaeh with eaeh, Alternately the nations leani and teaeh... | |
 | William Cowper - 1874 - 330 pages
...around, Fast as the thirsting ear can drink the sound. These are the gifts of Art; and Art thrives most Where Commerce has enriched the busy coast ; He catches all improvements in his flight, 115 Spreads foreign wonders in his country's sight, Imports what others have invented well. And stirs... | |
 | William Cowper - 1874 - 340 pages
...around, Fast as the thirsting ear can drink the sound. These are the gifts of Art; and Art thrives most Where Commerce has enriched the busy coast; He catches all improvements in his flight, 115 Spreads foreign wonders in his country's sight, Imports what others have invented well. And stirs... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1874 - 346 pages
...around, Fast as the thirsting ear can drink the sound. These are the gifts of Art; and Art thrives most Where Commerce has enriched the busy coast ; He catches all improvements in his flight, "5 Spreads foreign wonders in his country's sight, Imports what others have invented well. And stirs... | |
 | New South Wales. Treasury, James Tomson - Budget - 1881 - 576 pages
...one of the great nations of the future, illustrating the language of the poet — " Art thrives moat Where commerce has enriched the busy coast ; He catches...invented well, And stirs his own to match them or excel. 'Tie thus reciprocating, each with each, Alternately the nations learn and teach ; While Providence... | |
 | Richard Nicholls Worth - Plymouth (England) - 1890 - 538 pages
...Temperance Society in 1832. CHAPTER XIII. TRADE, COMMERCE, AND MANUFACTURE. • * * * Art thrives most Where commerce has enriched the busy coast; He catches...invented well, And stirs his own to match them or excel.—Cowper. The band of commerce was designed To associate all the branches of mankind ; And of... | |
 | William Cowper - 1905 - 716 pages
...can drink the sound. These are the gifts of art ; and art thrives most Where commerce has enrich'd the busy coast ; He catches all improvements in his...invented well, And stirs his own to match them, or excel. "Pis thus, reciprocating each with each, Alternately the nations learn and teach •, 120 While providence... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - Architecture - 1837 - 622 pages
...Art thrives most Where Commerce has enrich'd the busy coast : He catches all improvements in their flight, Spreads foreign wonders in his country's sight,...well, And stirs his own to match them, or excel." COWPKB. THERE is no subject, perhaps, more interesting than architecture. From the earliest ages of... | |
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These are the gifts of art; and art thrives most Where commerce has enrich'd the busy coast ; He catches all improvements in his flight, Spreads foreign wonders in his country's sight, Imports what others have invented well, And stirs his own to match... 
