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If a great man struggling with misfortunes is a noble object, a little man that despises them is no contemptible one.
William Cowper
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William Cowper
Age: 68 †
Born: 1731
Born: November 26
Died: 1800
Died: April 25
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Sacred interpreter of human thought, How few respect or use thee as they ought! But all shall give account of every wrong, Who dare dishonor or defile the tongue Who prostitute it in the cause of vice, Or sell their glory at a market-price!
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Built God a church and laughed His word to scorn.
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War's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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Poor England! thou art a devoted deer, Beset with every ill but that of fear. The nations hunt all mock thee for a prey They swarm around thee, and thou stand'st at bay.
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Still ending, and beginning still.
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How! leap into the pit our life to save? To save our life leap all into the grave.
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Not to understand a treasure's worth till time has stole away the slighted good, is cause of half the poverty we feel, and makes the world the wilderness it is.
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We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
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Great contest follows, and much learned dust Involves the combatants each claiming truth, And truth disclaiming both.
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