245 ordspråk av William Cowper
William Cowper
William Cowper föddes den November 15th 1731 och dog den 25 April 1800 - One of the most widely read English poets of his day.
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 Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing. |
| Unmissed but by his dogs and by his groom. |
| Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor |
| Visitors are insatiable devourers of time, and fit only for those who, if they did not visit, would do nothing |
| War lays a burden on the reeling state, And peace does nothing to relieve the weight. |
| We perished, each alone: / But I beneath a rougher sea, / And whelmed in deeper gulfs than he. |
| What is it but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns? |
| What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! / How sweet their memory still! / But they have left an aching void / The world can never fill. |
| When the British warrior queen, / Bleeding from the Roman rods, / Sought, with an indignant mien, / Counsel of her country's gods. |
| When this poor, lisping, stammering tongue/ Lies silent in the grave. |
| When was public virtue to be found when private was not? |
| Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay |
| While fancy, like the finger of a clock, Runs the great circuit, and is still at home. |
| Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too. |
| Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. |
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varav 1407627 på engelska
Proverb (1469548 st) Search
Categories (2627 st) Search
Authors (167535 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10495 st)
Died (3318 st)
Dates (9517 st)
Countries (5315 st)
Idiom (4438 st)
Lengths
Toplists (6 st)
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
Det är julafton om 325 dagar!
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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
Det är julafton om 325 dagar!
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