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William Cowper Quotes - Page 10

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No, Freedom has a thousand charms to show That slaves, howe'er contented, never know.

No, Freedom has a thousand charms to show That slaves, howe'er contented, never know.

Freedom, Slave, Charm

'Table Talk' (1782) l. 260

Good sense, good health, good conscience, and good fame,--all these belong to virtue, and all prove that virtue has a title to your love.

Titles, Virtue, Fame

William Cowper, Robert Southey (1854). “The Works: Comprising His Poems, Correspondence and Translations : in Eight Volumes. ¬The poetical works, Vol. 1”, p.119

Religion does not censure or exclude Unnumbered pleasures, harmlessly pursued.

Religion, Doe, Pleasure

William Cowper (1866). “Poems”, p.164

Religion, richest favor of the skies.

Sky, Religion, Favors

William Cowper (1856). “The task, Table talk, and other poems: With critical observations of various authors on his genius and character, and notes, critical and illustrative”, p.55

We sacrifice to dress till household joys and comforts cease. Dress drains our cellar dry, and keeps our larder lean.

Sacrifice, Joy, Comfort

William Cowper (1874). “The poetical works of William Cowper, ed: with notes and biographical introd. by William Benham”, p.210

Poor England! thou art a devoted deer, Beset with every ill but that of fear. The nations hunt; all mock thee for a prey; They swarm around thee, and thou stand'st at bay.

Art, Deer, England

All flesh is grass. and all its glory fades Like the fair flower dishevell'd in the wind; Riches have wings, and grandeur is a dream; The man we celebrate must find a tomb, And we that worship him, ignoble graves.

Death, Dream, Flower

William Cowper (1856). “The task, Table talk, and other poems: With critical observations of various authors on his genius and character, and notes, critical and illustrative”, p.186

When I thinkof my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there; But alas! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair.

Hands, Land, Despair

1782 Poems,'Verses Supposed to be Written by Alexander Selkirk, During His Solitary Abode in the Island of Juan Fernandez'.

Did Charity prevail, the press would prove A vehicle of virtue, truth, and love.

And Love, Charity, Journalism

William Cowper (1872). “Table talk, Truth, Expostulation, Hope, Charity, and other poems”, p.111

Stamps God's own name upon a lie just made, To turn a penny in the way of trade.

Money, Lying, Names

'Table Talk' (1782) l. 420 (Perjury)

To see the Law by Christ fulfilled, And hear His pardoning voice Changes a slave into a child, And duty into choice.

Children, Law, Voice

William Cowper (1874). “The poetical works of William Cowper, ed: with notes and biographical introd. by William Benham”, p.40

The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

Church, Dukes, Enough

'Tirocinium' (1785) l. 403

Pernicious weed! whose scent the fair annoys, Unfriendly to society's chief joys: Thy worst effect is banishing for hours The sex whose presence civilizes ours.

Weed, Sex, Joy

William Cowper, Robert Southey, William Harvey (1835). “The Works of William Cowper, Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and Translations”, p.163

As if the world and they were hand and glove.

Hands, Hypocrisy, World

William Cowper (1856). “The task, Table talk, and other poems: With critical observations of various authors on his genius and character, and notes, critical and illustrative”, p.51

In indolent vacuity of thought.

Vacuity

William Cowper (1849). “The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper ...: Including the Copyright Poems, with a Life of the Author”, p.238

Dejection of spirits, which may have prevented many a man from becoming an author, made me one. I find constant employment necessary, and therefore take care to be constantly employed. . . . When I can find no other occupation, I think; and when I think, I am very apt to do it in rhyme.

Men, Thinking, Care

William Cowper (1853). “The Poetical Works of William Cowper: With Life ; Six Engravings on Steel”, p.17

He that negotiates between God and man, As God's ambassador, the grand concerns Of judgment and of mercy, should beware Of lightness in his speech.

Men, Speech, Ambassadors

William Cowper (1855). “The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice of his writings”, p.141

Twere better to be born a stone Of ruder shape, and feeling none, Than with a tenderness like mine And sensibilities so fine! Ah, hapless wretch! condemn'd to dwell Forever in my native shell, Ordained to move when others please, Not for my own content or ease; But toss'd and buffeted about, Now in the water and now out.

Moving, Oysters, Water

William Cowper, William Hayley, John William Cunningham (1854). “The Works of William Cowper: His Life, Letters, and Poems ; Now First Completed by the Introduction of Cowper's Private Correspondence”, p.617

Though peace be made, yet it's interest that keep peace.

Peace, Made, Interest

Religion Caesar never knew Thy posterity shall sway, Where his eagles never flew, None as invincible as they.

Eagles, Flew, Invincible

1782 Poems,'Boadicea: an Ode'.

But slaves that once conceive the glowing thought Of freedom, in that hope itself possess All that the contest calls for; spirit, strength, The scorn of danger, and united hearts, The surest presage of the good they seek.

Heart, Glowing, Liberty

William Cowper (1855). “The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice of his writings”, p.186

The things that mount the rostrum with a skip, And then skip down again, pronounce a text, Cry hem; and reading what they never wrote Just fifteen minutes, huddle up their work, And with a well-bred whisper close the scene!

Reading, Hem, Fifteen

William Cowper (1853). “The Poetical Works of William Cowper: With Life ; Six Engravings on Steel”, p.140

All constraint, / Except what wisdom lays on evil men, / Is evil.

Men, Evil, Constraints

William Cowper (1872). “The poetical works of William Cowper: Complete ed., with memoir, explanatory notes etc”, p.300

How fleet is a glance of the mind! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light.

Light, Arrows, Mind

William Cowper (1858). “Works of Cowper and Thomson”, p.114

Our love is principle, and has its root In reason, is judicious, manly, free.

Life, Love Is, Roots

William Cowper (1830). “Poems ... With a sketch of his life and a vindication of his religious principles and character. Third edition, corrected and enlarged. [With a portrait.]”, p.247

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