I am monarch of all I survey,
My right there is none to dispute;
From the centre all round to the sea
I am lord of the foul and the brute.
William Cowper quote God made the country, and man made the town.
William Cowper quote A fool must now and then be right, by chance.
William Cowper quote Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
William Cowper quote Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
William Cowper quote Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
William Cowper quote Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much;
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.
William Cowper quote No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
William Cowper quote Biography
English poet 1731-1800
