Our wasted oil unprofitably burns, Like hidden lamps in old sepulchral urns. - William Cowper

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Our wasted oil unprofitably burns, Like hidden lamps in old sepulchral urns.

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About William Cowper

William Cowper (26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist.

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Also Known As: Bard of Olney
Alternative Names: Cowper, William • Cowper William
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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 fowl and the brute.
O solitude! Where are the charms
That sages have seen in thy face?
Better dwell in the midst of alarms,
Than reign in this horrible place.
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