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 COWPERJudge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
More William Cowper Quotes
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God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money,
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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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The Spirit breathes upon the Word and brings the truth to sight.
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This fond attachment to the well-known place Whence first we started into life’s long race.
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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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A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion.
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.
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God made the country, and man made the town.
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[My kitten’s] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.
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The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.
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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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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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Accomplishments have taken virtue’s place, and wisdom falls before exterior grace.
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