In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
WILLIAM COWPERJudge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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[My kitten’s] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.
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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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Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
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Truth is the golden girdle of the globe.
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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 of occupation is not rest.
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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Remorse, the fatal egg by pleasure laid, In every bosom where her nest is made, Hatched by the beams of truth, denies him rest, And proves a raging scorpion in his breast.
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There is a pleasure in poetic pains / Which only poets know.
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I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy’s door.
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Perhaps thou gav’st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.
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Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
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