There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.
WILLIAM COWPERAnd 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.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
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Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.
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In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme.
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What we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.
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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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Remorse begets reform.
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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
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If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one.
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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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Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
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Detested sport, That owes its pleasures to another’s pain.
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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A fool must now and then be right, by chance
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