When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
WILLIAM COWPERA life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
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But oars alone can ne’er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.
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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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Some people are more nice than wise.
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No traveler e’er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.
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The nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick, / whom, snoring, she disturbs.
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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
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In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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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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I am out of humanity’s reach.I must finish my journey alone,Never hear the sweet music of speech;I start at the sound of my own.
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It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme.
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All we behold is miracle.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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