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Pleasure admitted in undue degree
Enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.

Pleasure admitted in undue degree
Enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.

by William Cowper Found in: Pleasure Quotes,
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His frown was full of terror, and his voice
Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe
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His frown was full of terror, and his voice
Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe
As left him not, till penitence had won
Lost favor back again, and clos'd the breach.

by William Cowper Found in: Fear Quotes,
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'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;
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'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower
Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume;
And we are weeds without it.

by William Cowper Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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We bear our shades about us; self-deprived
Of other screen, the thin umbrella spread,
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We bear our shades about us; self-deprived
Of other screen, the thin umbrella spread,
And range an Indian waste without a tree.

by William Cowper Found in: Umbrellas Quotes,
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The still small voice is wanted.

The still small voice is wanted.

by William Cowper Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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