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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?

William Cowper

There is in souls a sympathy with sounds: And as the mind is pitch’d the ear is pleased With melting airs, or martial, brisk or grave; Some chord in unison with what we hear Is touch’d within us, and the heart replies.
WILLIAM COWPER

Air Brisk Ear Heart Martial Melt Mind Music Pease Pitch Soul Sound Sympathy
Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
WILLIAM COWPER

Book Seldom Spell
Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
WILLIAM COWPER

Alive Assume Being Flayed Habit Strive
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
While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a single friend.
WILLIAM COWPER

Depend Eternal Friend Hardly Single Thing Truth
I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
WILLIAM COWPER

Greatly Pity Rum Slavery Sugar
All we behold is miracle.
WILLIAM COWPER

All Behold Miracle
Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much.
WILLIAM COWPER

Labor Much Pleasure Tire Tries
The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.
WILLIAM COWPER

Bird Endurance Future Least Longest Wings
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not color’d like his own, and having pow’r T’ enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
WILLIAM COWPER

Color Enforce Fellow Find Guilty Power Skin Slavery Wrong
Maintains its hold with such unfailing sway, We feel it e’en in age, and at our latest day.
WILLIAM COWPER

Affection Black Dwell Hold Maintain Same Such
How happy it is to believe, with a steadfast assurance, that our petitions are heard even while we are making them; and how delightful to meet with a proof of it in the effectual and actual grant of them.
WILLIAM COWPER

Assurance Believe Even Happy Heard Make Petition Prayer Proof
Would I describe a preacher, I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,
WILLIAM COWPER

Doctrine Grace Language Men Plain Simple Sincere
Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in
WILLIAM COWPER

Cheer Column Cup Each Evening Preach Steamy Welcome
Far happier are the dead methinks than they who look for death and fear it every day.
WILLIAM COWPER

Day Death Every Happier Look
They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
WILLIAM COWPER

Gather Honey Lead Truth Weed Wisdom

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