William Cowper Quotes on Art
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'Regions Caesar never knew Thy posterity shall sway; Where his eagles never flew, None invincible as they.' Such the bard's prophetic words, Pregnant with celestial fire, Bending as he swept the chords Of his sweet but awful lyre.
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There is a pleasure in poetic pains Which only poets know.
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There is in souls a sympathy with sounds; And as the mind is pitched the ear is pleased With melting airs or martial, brisk, or grave: Some chord in unison with what we hear Is touched within us, and the heart replies.
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Not a flower But shows some touch, in freckle, streak or stain, Of his unrivall'd pencil.