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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.

William Cowper

Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
WILLIAM COWPER

Love Mercy Son Therefore
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.
WILLIAM COWPER

Alone Heaven Lost Oar Prevail Toil
No traveler e’er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.
WILLIAM COWPER

Acceptance Found Thorns Traveler
When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
WILLIAM COWPER

Begin Church Leprosy Nation Perish Sin
God made the country, and man made the town.
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Country God Man Town
Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
WILLIAM COWPER

Mind Occupation Quite Relaxation Wisdom
Oh to have a lodge in some vast wilderness. Where rumors of oppression and deceit, of unsuccessful and successful wars may never reach me anymore.
WILLIAM COWPER

Lodge Solitude Some Successful War Wilderness
What peaceful hours I once enjoy’d! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
WILLIAM COWPER

Know Memories Pain Peaceful Pleasure Poet Poetic Sweet
Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
WILLIAM COWPER

Every Mistakes Reasoning Step Tread
Events of all sorts creep or fly exactly as God pleases.
WILLIAM COWPER

Creep Event Exactly Please Sort
All we behold is miracle.
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All Behold Miracle
The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles, “Ye have done your worst, and we shall see you no more.”
WILLIAM COWPER

Care Done Lying Most Night Safely Tomorrow Trouble
Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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Book Seldom Spell
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.
WILLIAM COWPER

Ceaseless Corrosion Divide Joy Know May Passionate Temper
Trials make the promise sweet, Trials give new life to prayer; Trials bring me to His feet, Lay me low, and keep me there.
WILLIAM COWPER

Feet Make Prayer Promise Sweet Trial
But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
WILLIAM COWPER

Ease Mean Modesty Please Press Remember Still

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