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The task, Table talk, and other poems: With critical observations of various authors on his genius and character, and notes, critical and illustrative

Book by William Cowper · 4 quotes · Flower, Earth, Poverty

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“Not a flower But shows some touch, in freckle, streak or stain, Of his unrivall'd pencil. He inspires Their balmy odors, and imparts their hues, And bathes their eyes with nectar, and includes In grains as countless as the seaside sands, The forms with which he sprinkles all the earth Happy who walks with him!”

“All flesh is grass. and all its glory fades Like the fair flower dishevell'd in the wind; Riches have wings, and grandeur is a dream; The man we celebrate must find a tomb, And we that worship him, ignoble graves.”

“'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.”