Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd. William Cowper More Quotes by William Cowper More Quotes From William Cowper Transforms old print To zigzag manuscript, and cheats the eyes Of gallery critics by a thousand arts. William Cowper cheateyeart There goes the parson, oh illustrious spark! And there, scarce less illustrious, goes the clerk. William Cowper sparkspreachingclerks The things that mount the rostrum with a skip, And then skip down again, pronounce a text, Cry hem; and reading what they never wrote Just fifteen minutes, huddle up their work, And with a well-bred whisper close the scene! William Cowper hemfifteenreading He that negotiates between God and man, As God's ambassador, the grand concerns Of judgment and of mercy, should beware Of lightness in his speech. William Cowper ambassadorsspeechmen ... she, that will with kittens jest, Should bear a kitten's joke. William Cowper kittencatbears Religion Caesar never knew Thy posterity shall sway, Where his eagles never flew, None as invincible as they. William Cowper flewinvincibleeagles But truths on which depends our main concern, That 'tis our shame and misery not to learn, Shine by the side of every path we tread With such a lustre he that runs may read. William Cowper shiningreadingrunning The mind, relaxing into needful sport, Should turn to writers of an abler sort, Whose wit well managed, and whose classic style, Give truth a lustre, and make wisdom smile. William Cowper readingsportsgiving All zeal for a reform, that gives offence To peace and charity, is mere pretence. William Cowper reformcharitygiving 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 wisesuccesslife I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. William Cowper slaveryfanssleep Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. William Cowper aircountryfall Sin let loose speaks punishment at hand. William Cowper punishmentspeakhands A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic like the sun, It gives a light to every age, It gives, but borrows none. William Cowper lightagegiving Most satirists are indeed a public scourge; Their mildest physic is a farrier's purge; Their acrid temper turns, as soon as stirr'd, The milk of their good purpose all to curd. Their zeal begotten, as their works rehearse, By lean despair upon an empty purse. William Cowper milkdespairpurpose The man that dares traduce, because he can with safety to himself, is not a man. William Cowper safetyhe-manmen Religion, if in heavenly truths attired, Needs only to be seen to be admired. William Cowper heavenlyneedsreligion [My kitten] is dressed in a tortoise-shell suit, and I know you will delight in her. William Cowper shellsdelightcat O Winter ruler of the inverted year, . . . I crown thee king of intimate delights, Fireside enjoyments, home-born happiness, And all the comforts that the lowly roof Of undisturb'd Retirement, and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening, know. William Cowper Fanaticism soberly defined, is the false fire of an over heated mind. William Cowper
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