Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
WILLIAM COWPERNo man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
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After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame; He hides behind a magisterial air He own offences, and strips others’ bare.
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A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
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Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
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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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Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
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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. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
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England with all thy faults, I love thee still– My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee.
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Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break, With blessings on your head
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Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa around, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn
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Events of all sorts creep or fly exactly as God pleases.
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Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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