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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.

William Cowper

I am out of humanity’s reach.I must finish my journey alone,Never hear the sweet music of speech;I start at the sound of my own.
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Humanity Journey Music Reach Speech Sweet
No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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Empty Man Patriot Political Politics Stomach
The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles, “Ye have done your worst, and we shall see you no more.”
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Care Done Lying Most Night Safely Tomorrow Trouble
An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.
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Both Goes Hand Idlers Useless Want Watches
Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
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Exterior Fall Grace Place Taken Wisdom
Would I describe a preacher, I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,
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Doctrine Grace Language Men Plain Simple Sincere
There is in souls a sympathy with sounds: And as the mind is pitch’d the ear is pleased With melting airs, or martial, brisk or grave; Some chord in unison with what we hear Is touch’d within us, and the heart replies.
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Air Brisk Ear Heart Martial Melt Mind Music Pease Pitch Soul Sound Sympathy
England with all thy faults, I love thee still– My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee.
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Country Fault Love May Mind Still
Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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Mind Occupation Quite Relaxation Wisdom
Maintains its hold with such unfailing sway, We feel it e’en in age, and at our latest day.
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Affection Black Dwell Hold Maintain Same Such
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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Blessing Cloud Courage Fearful Saint Take
The rich are too indolent, the poor too weak, to bear the insupportable fatigue of thinking.
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Bear Fatigue Indolent Insupportable Poor Rich Think Thinking Weak
Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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Book Seldom Spell
What peaceful hours I once enjoy’d! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
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Know Memories Pain Peaceful Pleasure Poet Poetic Sweet
Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much.
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Labor Much Pleasure Tire Tries
The man to solitude accustom’d long, Perceives in everything that lives a tongue; Not animals alone, but shrubs and trees Have speech for him, and understood with ease,
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Accustom Fall Flower Man Rain Solitude

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