William Cowper

Transforms old print
To zigzag manuscript, and cheats the eyes
Of gallery critics by a thousand arts.

Transforms old print
To zigzag manuscript, and cheats the eyes
Of gallery critics by a thousand arts.

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.

That good diffused may more abundant grow.

That good diffused may more abundant grow.

Great contest follows, and much learned dust
Involves the combatants; each claiming truth,
And truth disclaiming both.

Great contest follows, and much learned dust
Involves the combatants; each claiming truth,
And truth disclaiming both.

Nature, exerting an unwearied power,
Forms, opens, and gives scent to every flower;
Spreads the fresh verdure read more

Nature, exerting an unwearied power,
Forms, opens, and gives scent to every flower;
Spreads the fresh verdure of the field, and leads
The dancing Naiads through the dewy meads.