All truth is precious, if not all divine; and what dilates the powers must needs refine.
William CowperStrange as it may seem, the most ludicrous lines I ever wrote have been written in the saddest mood.
William CowperHow sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, whom I may whisper, solitude is sweet.
William CowperJust knows, and knows no more, her Bible true,- A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew.
William Cowper