William Cowper

Doing good,
Disinterested good, is not our trade.

Doing good,
Disinterested good, is not our trade.

Variety's the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor.

Variety's the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor.

He is the freeman whom the truth makes free,
And all are slaves besides.

He is the freeman whom the truth makes free,
And all are slaves besides.

Would I describe a preacher,
. . . .
I would express him simple, grave, sincere;
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Would I describe a preacher,
. . . .
I would express him simple, grave, sincere;
In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain,
And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,
And natural in gesture; much impress'd
Himself, as conscious of his awful charge,
And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds
May feel it too; affectionate in look,
And tender in address, as well becomes
A messenger of grace to guilty men.

Fanaticism, the false fire of an overheated mind.

Fanaticism, the false fire of an overheated mind.