[My kitten’s] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if they could.
WILLIAM COWPERSatire is, more than those he brands, to blame; He hides behind a magisterial air He own offences, and strips others’ bare.
More William Cowper Quotes
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow’r. 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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Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much.
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The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.
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There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.
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God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
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Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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All we behold is miracle.
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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The Spirit breathes upon the Word and brings the truth to sight.
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When nations are to perish in their sins, ’tis in the Church the leprosy begins.
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Perhaps thou gav’st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.
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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,
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What is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?
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Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
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Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
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