Flower Quotes by William Cowper

The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.

— William Cowper

O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!

— William Cowper

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

— William Cowper

The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.

— William Cowper

Gardening imparts an organic perspective on the passage of time.

— William Cowper

The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.

— William Cowper

Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock'd in the cradle of the western breeze.

— William Cowper

'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.

— William Cowper

No tree in all the grove but has its charms, Though each its hue peculiar.

— William Cowper

The man to solitude accustom'd long, Perceives in everything that lives a tongue; Not animals alone, but shrubs and trees Have speech…

— William Cowper

Nature, exerting an unwearied power, Forms, opens, and gives scent to every flower; Spreads the fresh verdure of the field, and leads…

— William Cowper

Pity! Religion has so seldom found A skilful guide into poetic ground! The flowers would spring where'er she deign'd to stray And…

— William Cowper

All flesh is grass. and all its glory fades Like the fair flower dishevell'd in the wind; Riches have wings, and grandeur…

— William Cowper

Go, mark the matchless working of the power That shuts within the seed the future flower; Bids these in elegance of form…

— William Cowper

Not a flower But shows some touch, in freckle, streak or stain, Of his unrivall'd pencil. He inspires Their balmy odors, and…

— William Cowper