Cowper

Famous quotes containing the word cowper:

“I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day,
I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away,
And, turning from my nursery window, drew
A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu!”
—William Cowper (1731–1800)

“Once more I would adopt the graver style—
A teacher should be sparing of his smile.”
—William Cowper (1731–1800)

“Toll for the brave—
The brave! that are no more:
All sunk beneath the wave,
Fast by their native shore.”
—William Cowper (1731–1800)