Thomas Chatterton Inspirational Quotes (4)

O, Winter! Put away thy snowy pride O, Spring! Neglect the cowslip and the bell O, Summer! Throw thy pears and plums aside O, Autumn! Bid the grape with poison swell.

Almighty Framer of the Skies!O let our pure devotion rise,Like Incense in thy Sight!Wrapt in impenetrable Shade,The Texture of our Souls were made,Till thy Command gave Light.

Happy (if mortals can be) is the man,Who, not by priest but Reason, rules his span:Reason, to its possessor a sure guide,Reason, a thorn in Revelation's side.

There is a time for all things - except marriage, my dear.