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Men deal with life as children with their play, Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.

William Cowper

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
Time, as he passes us, has a dove’s wing, Unsoil’d, and swift, and of a silken sound.
WILLIAM COWPER

Pass Sound Swift Time Unsound Wing
After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
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Abundant After Drought Fall Flower Herb Long Rain Rejoice
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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Behind Face Frowning Grace Hide Judge Lord Providence Sense
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.
WILLIAM COWPER

Air Brisk Ear Heart Martial Melt Mind Music Pease Pitch Soul Sound Sympathy
An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.
WILLIAM COWPER

Both Goes Hand Idlers Useless Want Watches
This fond attachment to the well-known place Whence first we started into life’s long race.
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Attachment Home Known Life Place Race Start
Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
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Hand Rock Spring Tree
I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
WILLIAM COWPER

Greatly Pity Rum Slavery Sugar
Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
WILLIAM COWPER

Ceremony Fighting Prepare Shadow Truth
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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Alarm Face House Sage Seen Solitude
Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
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Ecstasy Elegant Simplicity Warm
Sends Nature forth the daughter of the skies… To dance on earth, and charm all human eyes.
WILLIAM COWPER

Daughter Eye Nature Send Sky Truth
Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
WILLIAM COWPER

Absence Death Despair Frustrate Love Miss Missing Severer
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
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Feeble Grace Judging Lord People Person Sweet
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not color’d like his own, and having pow’r T’ enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
WILLIAM COWPER

Color Enforce Fellow Find Guilty Power Skin Slavery Wrong

Men deal with life as children with their play, Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.

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