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 COWPERReasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
More William Cowper Quotes
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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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If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one.
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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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Built God a church and laughed His word to scorn.
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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything.
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Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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What peaceful hours I once enjoy’d! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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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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Remorse begets reform.
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Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer keeps the Christian’s armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.
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