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Tis Quotes by William Cowper
- 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.
- Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, 'tis being flayed alive.
- For 'tis a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost, We seek it, ere it comes to light, In every cranny but…
- Tis Providence alone secures In every change both mine and yours.
- But truths on which depends our main concern, That 'tis our shame and misery not to learn, Shine by the side of every path we…
- Ten thousand casks, Forever dribbling out their base contents, Touch'd by the Midas finger of the state, Bleed gold for ministers to sport away. Drink,…
- For 'tis a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost We seek it, ere it come to light, In every cranny but…
- 'Tis hard if all is false that I advance, A fool must now and then be right, by chance
More Tis Quotes
- That is ever the way. Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse. — James M. Barrie
- 'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't. — Lord Byron
- 'Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it. — Lord Byron
- 'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark our coming, and look brighter when we come. — Lord Byron
- Oh, 'tis love, 'tis love that makes the world go round. — Lewis Carroll
- Tis the only comfort of the miserable to have partners in their woes. — Miguel de Cervantes
- Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world. — Miguel de Cervantes
- Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty… — Benjamin Franklin
- Tis so much to be a king, that he only is so by being so. — Michel de Montaigne
- 'Tis safest in matrimony to begin with a little aversion. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Tis best to be silent in a bad cause. — Ovid