William Cowper

They best can judge a poet's worth,
Who oft themselves have known
The pangs of a poetic read more

They best can judge a poet's worth,
Who oft themselves have known
The pangs of a poetic birth
By labours of their own.

There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.

There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.

For 'tis a truth well known to most,
That whatsoever thing is lost,
We seek it, ere read more

For 'tis a truth well known to most,
That whatsoever thing is lost,
We seek it, ere it comes to light,
In every cranny but the right.

An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by way of sting

An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by way of sting

Toil for the brave!
The brave that are no more.

Toil for the brave!
The brave that are no more.