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William Cowper138 quotes“Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,”
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William CowperWilliam Cowper Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
William CowperWilliam Cowper 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.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Grief is itself a medicine.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive.
William CowperWilliam Cowper They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
William CowperWilliam Cowper What we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.
William CowperWilliam Cowper 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.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Trials make the promise sweet, Trials give new life to prayer; Trials bring me to His feet, Lay me low, and keep me there.
William CowperWilliam Cowper And works his sovereign will. Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
William CowperWilliam Cowper The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow’r. Blind unbelief is sure to err And scan His work in vain; God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilirate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature.
William CowperWilliam Cowper And the tear that is wiped with a little address, May be follow’d perhaps by a smile.
William CowperWilliam Cowper Oh to have a lodge in some vast wilderness. Where rumors of oppression and deceit, of unsuccessful and successful wars may never reach me anymore.
William CowperWilliam Cowper
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