"With spots quadrangular of diamond form, ensanguined hearts,……" — William Cowper
"With spots quadrangular of diamond form, ensanguined hearts, clubs typical of strife, and spades, the emblems of untimely graves."
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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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More Clubs Quotes
This quote is filed under Clubs Quotes,
one of 1,207 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Music became my focus. At 13, I was jamming with my mates. At 15, I was playing clubs.
— Bryan Adams
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Being at a club that supported me meant a lot.
— David Beckham
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Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air.
— Jack Benny
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Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.
— Dennis Bergkamp
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Debating clubs among boys are very useful, not only as affording pleasant meetings and interesting discussions, but also as serving…
— Annie Besant
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If you're working out in front of a mirror and watching your muscles grow, your ego has reached a point…
— Lewis Black
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I however don't go to clubs to show off and to be seen, and certainly not to make statements. I…
— Ritchie Blackmore
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I can't just make a song people can dance in a club to... it still has to be real.
— Mary J. Blige
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Getting out of the hospital is a lot like resigning from a book club. You're not out of it until…
— Erma Bombeck
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I'd much rather see Richard Pryor or Jackie Mason in a theater than in a club.
— Elayne Boosler
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When I was growing up in comedy, there were maybe 10 comics in the whole country. Everyone had a day…
— Elayne Boosler
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You get weird, funny requests on Twitter. With our fan club, I was seeing a lot of fans were having…
— Luke Bryan
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