Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break, With blessings on your head
WILLIAM COWPERA self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
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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.
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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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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
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Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
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Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
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Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer keeps the Christian’s armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.
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[My kitten’s] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.
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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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What is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?
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