William Cowper

The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

The sounding jargon of the schools.

The sounding jargon of the schools.

For 'tis a truth well known to most,
That whatsoever thing is lost,
We seek it, ere read more

For 'tis a truth well known to most,
That whatsoever thing is lost,
We seek it, ere it comes to light,
In every cranny but the right.

Silently as a dream the fabric rose;
No sound of hammer or of saw was there.

Silently as a dream the fabric rose;
No sound of hammer or of saw was there.

An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by way of sting

An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by way of sting