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Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin; So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.

William Cowper

We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
WILLIAM COWPER

Death Die Dust Mightiest Turn Work
A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
WILLIAM COWPER

Atheism Dear Heretic Regard Something
Alas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life for me, were to remember all the instances in which I have neglected Him, and to plead them against me in judgment, where should I hide my guilty head in the day of recompense?
WILLIAM COWPER

Alast Best Blessing Enemy Forgiveness Friend Instance Life Neglect Remember
The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
WILLIAM COWPER

Earth Flower Inspirational Treasure Truth
We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
WILLIAM COWPER

Danger More never Ourselves Reality Secure Thinking
What we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.
WILLIAM COWPER

Acknowledge Admire Advance May Other Praise Worth
Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin; So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.
WILLIAM COWPER

Cole Devil God Made Pit Pride
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
WILLIAM COWPER

Around Cheer Close Fall Fire Shutter Sofa Stir
Would I describe a preacher, I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,
WILLIAM COWPER

Doctrine Grace Language Men Plain Simple Sincere
A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.
WILLIAM COWPER

Creator Made Man Pride Self Worship
The man to solitude accustom’d long, Perceives in everything that lives a tongue; Not animals alone, but shrubs and trees Have speech for him, and understood with ease,
WILLIAM COWPER

Accustom Fall Flower Man Rain Solitude
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.
WILLIAM COWPER

Ceaseless Corrosion Divide Joy Know May Passionate Temper
This fond attachment to the well-known place Whence first we started into life’s long race.
WILLIAM COWPER

Attachment Home Known Life Place Race Start
Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
WILLIAM COWPER

Admit Degrees Enslave Judgment Leave Pleasure
How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, whom I may whisper, solitude is sweet.
WILLIAM COWPER

Friend Grant Loneliness Pas Retreat Solitude Sweet Whisper
Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
WILLIAM COWPER

Being Connection Knowledge Men Mind Often Time Wisdom

Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin; So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.

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