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Alone Quotes by William Cowper
- 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
- The man to solitude accustom'd long, Perceives in everything that lives a tongue; Not animals alone, but shrubs and trees Have speech for him, and…
- But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.
- Misses! the tale that I relate This lesson seems to carry-- Choose not alone a proper mate, But proper time to marry.
- Tis Providence alone secures In every change both mine and yours.
- Call'd to the temple of impure delight He that abstains, and he alone, does right. If a wish wander that way, call it home; He…
- I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy's door.
- The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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