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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
William Cowper
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William Cowper
Age: 68 †
Born: 1731
Born: November 26
Died: 1800
Died: April 25
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Ye therefore who love mercy, teach your sons to love it, too.
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Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hourThe bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow’r. Blind unbelief is sure to err And scan His work in vain God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain.
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Without one friend, above all foes, Britannia gives the world repose.
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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.
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