William Cowper
William Cowper
William Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him "the best modern poet", whilst William Wordsworth particularly admired his poem Yardley-Oak. He was a nephew of the poet Judith Madan...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth26 November 1731
breed errors faults life
Faults in the life breed errors in the brain,And these, reciprocally, those again.
cast children deal life men toys
Men deal with life as children with their play,Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.
heard language last life lips oh passed roughly since thee
Oh that those lips had language! Life has passed With me but roughly since I heard thee last
beneath clear leads life noise pearl turbulence wisdom wise
A life all turbulence and noise may seem,To him that leads it, wise and to be praised;But wisdom is a pearl with most successSought in still water, and beneath clear skies.
difficult ease idleness life
The life of ease is a difficult pursuit.
life love-is roots
Our love is principle, and has its root In reason, is judicious, manly, free.
life stills still-life
Still ending, and beginning still.
life maps busy
What is it but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns?
life children men
Men deal with life as children with their play, Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.
life happiness purpose
Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
life giving inspire
Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
inspirational life motivational
Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
ask birds jacques jean shall
I shall not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau - If birds confabulate or no
came haste soon
And up he got, in haste to ride, / But soon came down again.