William Cowper
Poet
1731-11-26 – 1800-04-25
William Cowper was an English poet and hymn writer widely read in the late 18th century. His works, including The Task and his Olney Hymns collaboration, influenced later English nature and devotional poetry.
Books by William Cowper
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Poems
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The Task
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John Gilpin
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Quotes by William Cowper
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds:And as the mind is pitch'd the ear is pleasedWith melting airs, or martial, brisk or grave;Some chord in unison with what we hearIs touch'd within us, and the heart replies.
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Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast,Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round,And, while the bubbling and loud hissing urnThrows up a steamy column and the cupsThat cheer but not inebriate, wait on each,So let us welcome peaceful ev'ning in.
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God moves in mysterious waysHis wonders to performs
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds:And as the mind is pitch'd the ear is pleasedWith melting airs, or martial, brisk or grave;Some chord in unison with what we hearIs touch'd within us, and the heart replies.
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God moves in mysterious waysHis wonders to performs
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Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast,Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round,And, while the bubbling and loud hissing urnThrows up a steamy column and the cupsThat cheer but not inebriate, wait on each,So let us welcome peaceful ev'ning in.
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No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by way of sting.
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The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.
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O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
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The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.
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It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme.
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Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
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The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all; And every soul bawled out, Well done! As loud as he could bawl.
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Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.
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