…So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
WILLIAM COWPERBlind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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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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Detested sport, That owes its pleasures to another’s pain.
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Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
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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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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.
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To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think.
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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Trials make the promise sweet, Trials give new life to prayer; Trials bring me to His feet, Lay me low, and keep me there.
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Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much.
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Some people are more nice than wise.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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