Call'd to the temple of impure delight He that abstains, and he alone, does right. If a wish … - William Cowper

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William Cowper

Call'd to the temple of impure delight He that abstains, and he alone, does right. If a wish wander that way, call it home; He cannot long be safe whose wishes roam.

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Fate steals along with silent tread, Found oftenest in what least we dread; Frowns in the storm with angry brow, But in the sunshine strikes the blow.

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We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.

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Far happier are the dead methinks than they who look for death and fear it every day.

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