O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
WILLIAM COWPERI will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.
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The still small voice is wanted.
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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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And works his sovereign will. Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
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I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy’s door.
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The nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick, / whom, snoring, she disturbs.
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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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No traveler e’er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.
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I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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Truth is the golden girdle of the globe.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
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Some people are more nice than wise.
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All we behold is miracle.
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