Strength may wield the ponderous spade, May turn the clod, and wheel the compost home; But elegance, chief grace the garden shows, And most attractive, is the fair result Of thought, the creature of a polished mind.
William CowperAll truth is precious, if not all divine; and what dilates the powers must needs refine.
William CowperIf a great man struggling with misfortunes is a noble object, a little man that despises them is no contemptible one.
William Cowper