Top 25 Quotes by William Cowper of 339 - Page 12

Nature, exerting an unwearied power, Forms, opens, and gives scent to every flower; Spreads the fresh verdure of the field, and leads The dancing Naiads through the dewy meads.

Nature, exerting an unwearied power, Forms, opens, and gives scent to every flower; Spreads the fresh verdure of the field, and leads The dancing Naiads through the dewy meads.

William Cowper

Nature, Flower, Giving

William Cowper (1855). “The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice of his writings”, p.14

When all within is peace How nature seems to smile Delights that never cease The live-long day beguile

William Cowper

Inspirational, Nature, Long

William Cowper, James Thomson (1832). “The Works of Cowper and Thompson: Including Many Letters and Poems Never Before Published in this Country. With a New and Interesting Memoir of the Life of Thomson”, p.145

... she, that will with kittens jest, Should bear a kitten's joke.

William Cowper

Cat, Bears, Kitten

William Cowper, James Thomson (1832). “The Works of Cowper and Thompson: Including Many Letters and Poems Never Before Published in this Country. With a New and Interesting Memoir of the Life of Thomson”, p.157

The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow.

William Cowper

Care, Today, Tomorrow

[My kitten] is dressed in a tortoise-shell suit, and I know you will delight in her.

William Cowper

Cat, Shells, Delight

A teacher should be sparing of his smile.

William Cowper

Education, Teacher, Teaching

William Cowper, Robert Southey (1835). “The Works of William Cowper, Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and Translations”, p.147

Blest be the art that can immortalize.

William Cowper

Art, Immortality

William Cowper, Robert Southey (1854). “The Works of William Cowper: The task. Tirocinium. Miscellaneous poems. Adam: a sacred drama, tr. from the Italian of Gio. Battista Andreini”, p.283

Hast thou not learnd what thou art often told, A truth still sacred, and believed of old, That no success attends on spears and swords Unblest, and that the battle is the Lords?

William Cowper

Success, Art, Battle

William Cowper (1872). “Table talk, Truth, Expostulation, Hope, Charity, and other poems”, p.63

Be it a weakness, it deserves some praise, We love the play-place of our early days; The scene is touching, and the heart is stone, That feels not at that sight, and feels at none.

William Cowper

Heart, Sight, Play

William Cowper (1790). “Poems: by William Cowper, ... In two volumes. ...”, p.237

Ten thousand casks, Forever dribbling out their base contents, Touch'd by the Midas finger of the state, Bleed gold for ministers to sport away. Drink, and be mad then; 'tis your country bids!

William Cowper

Sports, Country, Mad

William Cowper, James Sambrook (2016). “William Cowper: The Task and Selected Other Poems”, p.156, Routledge

When from soft love proceeds the deep distress, ah! why forbid the willing tears to flow?

William Cowper

Tears, Flow, Distress

William Cowper (1874). “The poetical works of William Cowper, ed: with notes and biographical introd. by William Benham”, p.10

We bear our shades about us; self-deprived Of other screen, the thin umbrella spread, And range an Indian waste without a tree.

William Cowper

Self, Tree, Shade

William Cowper (1872). “The task, Tirocinium, and other poems”, p.8

Fanaticism, the false fire of an overheated mind.

William Cowper

Fire, Mind, Fanatics

William Cowper (1815). “Poems”, p.245

A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be praised, But wisdom is a pearl with most success Sought in still waters.

William Cowper

Life, Success, Wise

William Cowper (1855). “The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice of his writings”, p.155

And in that hour, The seeds of cruelty, that since have swell'd To such gigantic and enormous growth, Were sown in human nature's fruitful soil. Hence date the persecution and the pain That man inflicts on all inferior kinds, Regardless of their plaints.

William Cowper

Pain, Men, Animal

William Cowper (1872). “The poetical works of William Cowper: Complete ed., with memoir, explanatory notes etc”, p.318

To trace in Nature's most minute design The signature and stamp of power divine. ... The Invisible in things scarce seen revealed, To whom an atom is an ample field.

William Cowper

Science, Design, Signatures

William Cowper (1874). “The poetical works of William Cowper, ed: with notes and biographical introd. by William Benham”, p.148

Heaven speed the canvas, gallantly unfurl'd, To furnish and accommodate a world, To give the Pole the produce of the sun, And knit the unsocial climates into one.

William Cowper

Giving, Heaven, Climate

William Cowper (1855). “The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice of his writings”, p.71

The few that pray at all pray oft amiss.

William Cowper

Prayer, Praying

William Cowper, James Thomson (1832). “The Works of Cowper and Thompson: Including Many Letters and Poems Never Before Published in this Country. With a New and Interesting Memoir of the Life of Thomson”, p.94

Great offices will have great talents.

William Cowper

Greatness, Office, Talent

William Cowper, John Corry (1820). “The Beauties of Cowper; Or, Extracts ... for the Use of Schools ... By John Corry”, p.13

Then liberty, like day, Breaks on the soul, and by a flash from Heaven Fires all the faculties with glorious joy.

William Cowper

Fire, Joy, Heaven

William Cowper (1874). “The poetical works of William Cowper, ed: with notes and biographical introd. by William Benham”, p.264

Lord, it is my chief complaint, That my love is weak and faint; Yet I love thee and adore, Oh for grace to love thee more!

William Cowper

Love, Grace, Lord

William Cowper (1851). “The Works of William Cowper: His Life, Letters, and Poems. Now First Completed by the Introduction of Cowper's Private Correspondence”, p.660

The man that hails you Tom or Jack, and proves by thumps upon your back how he esteems your merit, is such a friend, that one had need be very much his friend indeed to pardon or to bear it.

William Cowper

Friendship, Men, Needs

'Friendship' (1782) l. 169