God forbid that Judges upon their oath should make resolutions to enlarge jurisdiction. — William Cowper
Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, ’tis being flayed alive. — William Cowper
And the tear that is wiped with a little address, May be follow’d perhaps by a smile. — William Cowper
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home. — William Cowper
It chills my blood to hear the blest supreme rudely appealed to on each trifling theme. — William Cowper
