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Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.

William 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 COWPER

Alone Heaven Lost Oar Prevail Toil
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.
WILLIAM COWPER

Alarm Face House Sage Seen Solitude
The still small voice is wanted.
WILLIAM COWPER

Still Voice Want Wanted
The rich are too indolent, the poor too weak, to bear the insupportable fatigue of thinking.
WILLIAM COWPER

Bear Fatigue Indolent Insupportable Poor Rich Think Thinking Weak
I am out of humanity’s reach.I must finish my journey alone,Never hear the sweet music of speech;I start at the sound of my own.
WILLIAM COWPER

Humanity Journey Music Reach Speech Sweet
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.
WILLIAM COWPER

Country Fault Love May Mind Still
Grief is itself a medicine.
WILLIAM COWPER

Death Grief Itself Medicine Pain
God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.
WILLIAM COWPER

Beach God Moving Mysterious Perform Wonder
God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money,
WILLIAM COWPER

Devil God Honey Made Men Pride
Great offices will have great talents, and God gives to every man the virtue, temper, understanding, taste, that lifts him into life, and lets him fall just in the niche he was ordained to fill.
WILLIAM COWPER

Fall Giving Great Men Office Talent
The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles, “Ye have done your worst, and we shall see you no more.”
WILLIAM COWPER

Care Done Lying Most Night Safely Tomorrow Trouble
He that has seen both sides of fifty has lived to little purpose if he has no other views of the world than he had when he was much younger.
WILLIAM COWPER

Both Fifty Litle No Other Purpose View World
There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
WILLIAM COWPER

Audible Music Soul Sound Sympathy
Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much.
WILLIAM COWPER

Labor Much Pleasure Tire Tries
In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
WILLIAM COWPER

Above Buried Flesh Ground Tomb
Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break, With blessings on your head
WILLIAM COWPER

Blessing Cloud Courage Fearful Saint Take

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