The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged. William Cowper Read Quote
Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose. William Cowper Read Quote
An epigram is but a feeble thing – With straw in tail, stuck there by way of sting. William Cowper Read Quote
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. William Cowper Read Quote
Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth. While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a single friend. William Cowper Read Quote
Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray. William Cowper Read Quote
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 Read Quote
