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Quote by William Cowper

“The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.”

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

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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

This book is a compilation of poems, enriched by critical commentary from multiple authors. The commentary delves into the poet's genius and character, providing a comprehensive view of the poet's work. The text also features critical and illustrative notes that offer further insight into the poems and the poet's life. more

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William Cowper

William Cowper, a renowned English poet, was born on November 26, 1731, and died on April 25, 1800. Known for his lyrical and satirical poems, Cowper's works held a significant place in English literature during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. more

“Come, evening, once again, season of peace; Return, sweet evening, and continue long! Methinks I see thee in the streaky west, With matron step, slow moving, while the night Treads on thy sweeping train; one hand employ'd In letting fall the curtain of repose On bird and beast, the other charged for man With sweet oblivion of the cares of day.”

Source: Poems ... With an introductory essay by James Montgomery. [With plates.]

“Mansions once Knew their own masters, and laborious hinds, That had surviv'd the father, serv'd the son. Now the legitimate and rightful lord Is but a transient guest, newly arrived, And soon to be supplanted. He that saw His patrimonial timber cast its leaf, Sells the last scantling, and transfers the price To some shrewd sharper ere it buds again. Estates are landscapes, gazed upon awhile, Then advertised and auctioneer'd away.”

Lasts Father Lord Saws Son Masters Sells Casts Landscape Guests Estates Leafs Bud Transfers Transient Mansions Extravagance Timber

Book:The Poems of William Cowper

Source: The Poems of William Cowper

“Where thou art gone, adieus and farewells are a sound unknown.”

Art Sound Gone Farewell

Book:The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper ...: Including the Copyright Poems, with a Life of the Author

Source: The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper ...: Including the Copyright Poems, with a Life of the Author

“Fancy, like the finger of a clock, Runs the great circuit, and is still at home.”

Stills Home Running Fingers Clock Fancy Circuits

Book:The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq: Including the Hymns and Translations from Madame Guion, Milton, Etc. ; with a Memoir of the Author

Source: The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq: Including the Hymns and Translations from Madame Guion, Milton, Etc. ; with a Memoir of the Author

“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!”

Shows Eye Earth Form Walks Inspire Flower Sand Grain Pencils Stains Impart Streaks Hue Odor Nectar Freckles Sprinkles

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

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

“Defend me, therefore, common sense, say From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up.”

Wells Common Growing Empty Drawing Common Sense Folly Toil Dropping Growing Old Buckets Reverie Airy

Author:William Cowper

“Alas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life for me, were to remember all the instances in which I have neglected Him, and to plead them against me in judgment, where should I hide my guilty head in the day of recompense? I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.”