I venerate the man whose heart is warm, Whose hands are pure, whose doctrine and whose life, Coincident, exhibit lucid proof That he is honest in the sacred cause. William Cowper More Quotes by William Cowper More Quotes From William Cowper The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive. William Cowper pity pairs forgiving The solemn fop; significant and budge; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge William Cowper fool judgement judging A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion. William Cowper passionate may joy Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too. William Cowper mercy love son A noisy man is always in the right. William Cowper noisy men war The parson knows enough who knows a Duke. William Cowper dukes church enough But animated nature sweeter still, to soothe and satisfy the human ear. William Cowper animated ears loss To impute our recovery to medicine, and to carry our view no further, is to rob God of His honor, and is saying in effect that He has parted with the keys of life and death, and, by giving to a drug the power to heal us, has placed our lives out of His own reach. William Cowper recovery get-well keys Nature, exerting an unwearied power, William Cowper nature flower giving Spare feast! a radish and an egg. William Cowper radishes spares eggs A man renowned for repartee will seldom scruple to make free with friendship's finest feeling, will thrust a dagger at your breast, and say he wounded you in jest, by way of balm for healing. William Cowper healing feelings men Even in the stifling bosom of the town, William Cowper garden grace home Not a flower William Cowper flower eye inspire Fancy, like the finger of a clock, William Cowper fancy home running Unless a love of virtue light the flame, William Cowper flames light air Defend me, therefore, common sense, say William Cowper common-sense toil drawing To see the Law by Christ fulfilled, William Cowper voice law children The art of poetry is to touch the passions, and its duty to lead them on the side of virtue. William Cowper passion poetry art Strange as it may seem, the most ludicrous lines I ever wrote have been written in the saddest mood. William Cowper lines strange may Visits are insatiable devourers of time, and fit only for those who, if they did not that, would do nothing. William Cowper fit guests time
