I praise the Frenchman [Voltaire], his remark was shrewd — … - William Cowper

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I praise the Frenchman [Voltaire], his remark was shrewd — How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat Whom I may whisper — solitude is sweet.

William Cowper

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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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How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude!
But grant me still a friend in my retreat,
Whom I may whisper, Solitude is sweet.

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Walter Scott John Dryden Alexander Pope John Milton Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Beware of desp'rate steps! The darkest day (Live till tomorrow) will have passed away.

Typerien edelläkävijoiden seuraaminen ja molempien silmien ummistaminen on helpompaa kuin ajatteleminen.

For 't is a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost, We seek it, ere it come to light, In every cranny but the right.

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