I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum? – William Cowper
If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one… – William Cowper

I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum? – William Cowper
If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one… – William Cowper
Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay. – William Cowper
Varietys the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor. – William Cowper
Slavery is so intolerable a condition that the slave can hardly escape deluding himself into thinking that he is choosing to obey his masters commands when, in fact, he is obliged to. Most slaves of habit suffer from this delusion and so do some writers, enslaved by an all too personal style. – W. H. Auden