When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
WILLIAM COWPERCeremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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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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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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In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
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Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin; So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.
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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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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
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Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
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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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