Poems by William Cowper
On The Late Indecent Liberties Taken With The Remains Of Milton
... And steal his dust away!O ill-requited bard! neglect ...
The Narrow Way
... That feeds where thorns and thistles grow ...
On the Death of a Minister
... What! when a Paul has run his course, ...
The House of Prayer
... (Mark, xi.17)Thy mansion is the Christian's heart, ...
Self-Acquaintance
... Says, "Give me, or I die!"How eager are my thoughts to roam, ...
Submission
... And crush'd before the moth!But ah! my inward spirit cries, ...
Afflictions Sanctified by the Word
... Thine everlasting Word bestows!Long unafflicted, undismay'd, ...
The Future Peace and Glory of the Church
... (Isaiah, ix. 15-20)Hear what God the Lord hath spoken, ...
My Soul Thirsteth for God
... A living and life-giving stream!For sure of all the plants that share ...
On Opening a Place for Social Prayer
... Where'er they seek Thee, Thou art found, ...
Sardis
... 1-6)"Write to Sardis," saith the Lord, ...
The Shrubbery, Written in a Time of Affliction
... But not, like me, to nourish woe!Me fruitful scenes and prospects waste ...
To Giovanni Salzilli, A Roman Poet, In His Illness. Scazons (Translated From Milton)
... Health, Hebe's sister, sent us from the skies, ...
A Riddle
... I am often sold dear, good for nothing when bought ...
In Memory Of The Late John Thornton, Esq.
... Thee, therefore, of commercial fame, but more ...
