"The Frenchman, easy, debonair, and brisk, Give him……" — William Cowper
"The Frenchman, easy, debonair, and brisk, Give him his lass, his fiddle, and his frisk, Is always happy, reign whoever may, And laughs the sense of mis'ry far away."
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William Cowper
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235 Quotes by William Cowper
William Cowper has 235 quotes on this site.
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If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of…
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Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill.
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War's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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A noisy man is always in the right.
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How happy it is to believe, with a steadfast assurance, that our petitions are heard even while we are making…
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
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No one was ever scolded out of their sins.
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Forced from home, and all its pleasures, afric coast I left forlorn; to increase a stranger's treasures, o the raging…
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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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Strength may wield the ponderous spade, May turn the clod, and wheel the compost home; But elegance, chief grace the…
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Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, the mere materials with which wisdom builds, till smoothed and squared and fitted to its…
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When you're a winner you're always happy, but if you're happy as a loser you'll always be a loser.
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I was different unique and always happy. At school this attracted playground harassment. Nowadays, while I remain effervescent, quicker to…
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The British tourist is always happy abroad as long as the natives are waiters.
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A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity.
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Im always happy to have the President visit North Carolina. Unfortunately, the citizens of North Carolina who could be most…
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A large family and Democrats have a lot in common: teenagers and Democrats are always happy spending other people's money.
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I'm always happy when I'm protesting.
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