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How soft the music of those village bells,
Falling at interval upon the ear
In cadence sweet; read more

How soft the music of those village bells,
Falling at interval upon the ear
In cadence sweet; now dying all away,
Now pealing loud again, and louder still,
Clear and sonorous, as the gale comes on!
With easy force it opens all the cells
Where Memory slept.

by William Cowper Found in: Bells Quotes,
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The sinews of affairs are cut.

The sinews of affairs are cut.

by William Cowper Found in: Money Quotes,
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Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.

by William Cowper Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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I pity bashful men, who feel the pain
Of fancied scorn and undeserved disdain,
And bear the read more

I pity bashful men, who feel the pain
Of fancied scorn and undeserved disdain,
And bear the marks upon a blushing face,
OF needless shame, and self-impos'd disgrace.

by William Cowper Found in: Blushes Quotes,
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He comes, the herald of a noisy world,
With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks;
News read more

He comes, the herald of a noisy world,
With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks;
News from all nations lumbering at his back.

by William Cowper Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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