William Cowper

Thus happiness depends, as Nature shows,
Less on exterior things than most suppose.

Thus happiness depends, as Nature shows,
Less on exterior things than most suppose.

I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to
be living apart.

I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to
be living apart.

So that the jest is clearly to be seen,
Not in the words--but in the gap between;
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So that the jest is clearly to be seen,
Not in the words--but in the gap between;
Manner is all in all, whate'er is writ,
The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.

An idler is a watch that wants both hands;
As useless if it goes as when it stands.

An idler is a watch that wants both hands;
As useless if it goes as when it stands.

He stands erect; his slouch becomes a walk;
He steps right onward, martial in his air,
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He stands erect; his slouch becomes a walk;
He steps right onward, martial in his air,
His form and movement.