William Cowper ( 10 of 184 )
When his wife asked him to change clothes to meet the German
Ambassador: "If they want to see me, read more
When his wife asked him to change clothes to meet the German
Ambassador: "If they want to see me, here I am. If they want to
see my clothes, open my closet and show them my suits."
England with all thy faults, I love thee still--
My country! and, while yet a nook is left
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England with all thy faults, I love thee still--
My country! and, while yet a nook is left
Where English minds and manners may be found,
Shall be constrained to love thee.
Prison'd in a parlour snug and small,
Like bottled wasps upon a southern wall.
Prison'd in a parlour snug and small,
Like bottled wasps upon a southern wall.
Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame;
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Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame;
He hides behind a magisterial air
He own offences, and strips others' bare.
The sounding jargon of the schools.
The sounding jargon of the schools.
A kick that scarce would move a horse,
May kill a sound divine.
A kick that scarce would move a horse,
May kill a sound divine.
And spare the poet for his subject's sake.
And spare the poet for his subject's sake.
The earth was made so various, that the mind of desultory man, studious of change, and pleased with novelty, might read more
The earth was made so various, that the mind of desultory man, studious of change, and pleased with novelty, might be indulged.
Some to the fascination of a name,
Surrender judgment hoodwinked.
Some to the fascination of a name,
Surrender judgment hoodwinked.
All zeal for a reform, that gives offence
To peace and charity, is mere pretence.
All zeal for a reform, that gives offence
To peace and charity, is mere pretence.
