Maxioms by William Cowper
'Tis Providence alone secures
In every change both mine and yours.
'Tis Providence alone secures
In every change both mine and yours.
Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
Oh, for a lodge in some vast wilderness,
Some boundless contiguity of shade,
Where rumour of oppression read more
Oh, for a lodge in some vast wilderness,
Some boundless contiguity of shade,
Where rumour of oppression and deceit,
Of unsuccessful or successful war,
Might never reach me more!
And Satan trembles when he sees
The weakest saint upon his knees.
And Satan trembles when he sees
The weakest saint upon his knees.
Sin let loose speaks punishment at hand.
Sin let loose speaks punishment at hand.
