245 ordspråk av William Cowper
William Cowper
William Cowper föddes den
15 November 1731 och dog den 25 April
1800 - One of the most widely read English poets of his day.
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And up he got, in haste to ride, / But soon came down again.
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And, of all lies (be that one poet's boast) / The lie that flatters I abhor the most.
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As a priest, / A piece of mere church furniture at best.
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As if the world and they were hand and glove.
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Away went Gilpin, neck or naught, / Away went hat and wig!
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Beggars invention and makes fancy lame.
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Behind a frowning providence / He hides a smiling face.
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Blest be the art that can immortalize.
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Built God a church, and laughed his Word to scorn.
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But misery still delights to trace / Its semblance in another's case.
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But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.
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But strive still to be a man before your mother.
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But the sea-fowl has gone to her nest, / The beast is laid down in his lair.
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But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, / Kings would not play at.
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