Perhaps thou gav’st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.
WILLIAM COWPERI pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
More William Cowper Quotes
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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I venerate the man whose heart is warm, Whose hands are pure, whose doctrine and whose life, Coincident, exhibit lucid proof That he is honest in the sacred cause.
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Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
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Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much.
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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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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He that has seen both sides of fifty has lived to little purpose if he has no other views of the world than he had when he was much younger.
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[My kitten’s] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.
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Maintains its hold with such unfailing sway, We feel it e’en in age, and at our latest day.
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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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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, whom I may whisper, solitude is sweet.
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A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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