“Twere better to be born a stone Of ruder shape, and feeling none, Than with a tenderness like mine And sensibilities so fine! Ah, hapless wretch! condemn'd to dwell Forever in my native shell, Ordained to move when others please, Not for my own content or ease; But toss'd and buffeted about, Now in the water and now out.” FeelingsMovingWaterBornMy OwnForeverMinesFinePleaseShapesStonesEaseNativeTendernessShellsSensibilityTossOysters Book:The Works of William Cowper: His Life, Letters, and Poems ; Now First Completed by the Introduction of Cowper's Private Correspondence Source: The Works of William Cowper: His Life, Letters, and Poems ; Now First Completed by the Introduction of Cowper's Private Correspondence
“While tenderness of feeling and susceptibility to generous emotions are accidents of temperament, goodness is an achievement of the will and a quality of the life.” FeelingsEmotionQualityGoodnessAchievementAccidentsGenerousGood LifeTendernessTemperamentSusceptibility Book:Among My Books Source: Among My Books