Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
WILLIAM COWPEREngland 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.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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Built God a church and laughed His word to scorn.
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Sends Nature forth the daughter of the skies… To dance on earth, and charm all human eyes.
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
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Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
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Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break, With blessings on your head
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All we behold is miracle.
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Men deal with life as children with their play, Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.
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Manner is all in all, whate’er is writ,The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.
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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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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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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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