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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 'Tis hard if all is false that I advance, A fool must now and then be right, by chance |
| 'Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, / To peep at such a world; to see the stir / Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd. |
| . . . words, pregnant with celestial fire. |
| A business with a income at its heels, furnishes always oil for its own wheels |
| A cheap but wholesome salad from the brook. |
| A firm persuasion of the superintendence of Providence over all our concerns is absolutely necessary to our happiness. |
| A fool must now and then be right, by chance. |
| A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge: / He says but little, and that little said / Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. / His wit invites you by his looks to come, / But when you knock, it never is at home. |
| A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion. |
| A hat not much the worse for wear. |
| A land-breeze shook the shrouds, / And she was overset; / Down went the Royal George, / With all her crew complete. |
| A life all turbulence and noise may seem, To him that leads it, wise and to be praised; But wisdom is a pearl with most success Sought in still water, and beneath clear skies. |
| A life of ease is a difficult pursuit. |
| A man renowned for repartee will seldom scruple to make free with friendship's finest feeling, will thrust a dagger at your breast, and say he wounded you in jest, by way of balm for healing. |
| A moral, sensible, and well-bred man Will not affront me, -- and no other can. |
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