Time, as he passes us, has a dove’s wing, Unsoil’d, and swift, and of a silken sound.
WILLIAM COWPERJudge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
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In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
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Sends Nature forth the daughter of the skies… To dance on earth, and charm all human eyes.
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Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.
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O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
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Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break, With blessings on your head
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Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
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The nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick, / whom, snoring, she disturbs.
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Remorse, the fatal egg by pleasure laid, In every bosom where her nest is made, Hatched by the beams of truth, denies him rest, And proves a raging scorpion in his breast.
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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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Built God a church and laughed His word to scorn.
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