William Cowper Quotes about Heaven

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But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.

But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.

William Cowper

Heaven, Toil, Lost

William Cowper (1822). “The poems of William Cowper”, p.226

Heaven's harmony is universal love.

William Cowper

Religious, Heaven, Universal Love

William Cowper, John William Cunningham (1835). “The works ¬of William Cowper: Poems : with an essay on the genius and poetry of Cowper”, p.31

But many a crime deemed innocent on earth Is registered in Heaven; and these no doubt Have each their record, with a curse annex'd.

William Cowper

Heaven, Doubt, Records

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