The Spirit breathes upon the Word and brings the truth to sight.
WILLIAM COWPERIn a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
More William Cowper Quotes
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A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion.
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Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
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Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
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A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
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God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.
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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
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Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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Solitude, seeming a sanctuary, proves a grave; a sepulchre in which the living lie, where all good qualities grow sick and die
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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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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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