Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
WILLIAM COWPERNor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilirate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature.
More William Cowper Quotes
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Built God a church and laughed His word to scorn.
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And the tear that is wiped with a little address, May be follow’d perhaps by a smile.
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And natural in gesture; much impress’d Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
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Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain.
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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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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.
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An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.
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Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
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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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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.
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Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
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Sends Nature forth the daughter of the skies… To dance on earth, and charm all human eyes.
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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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The still small voice is wanted.
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