“ Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay. William Cowper
“ No traveler e'er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road. William Cowper
“ 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… William Cowper
“ The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged. William Cowper
“ Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair. William Cowper
“ Meditation here may think down hours to moments. Here the heart may give a useful lesson to the head and learning wiser grow without his books. William Cowper
“ Restraining prayer we cease to fight Prayer keeps the Christian's armor bright And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. William Cowper
“ We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger. William Cowper
“ What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife When Friendship love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine? William Cowper
“ I praise the Frenchman his remark was shrewd - "How sweet how passing sweet is solitude." But grant me still a friend in my retreat Whom I may whisper - Solitude is sweet. William Cowper
“ Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. William Cowper
“ Man disavows, and Deity disowns me;Hell might afford my miseries a shelter;Therefore Hell keeps her ever-hungry mouths allBolted against me.Hard lot! encompassed with a thousand dangers,Weary, faint,… William Cowper
