It flatters and deceives thy view,
This mirror of ill-polish'd ore;
For, were it just, and told thee true,
Thou wouldst consult it never more.

(C) William Cowper
03/22/2017


Best Poems of William Cowper

• God Neither Known Nor Loved By The World
• Afflictions Sanctified By The Word
• A Fable
• The Snail
• The Triumph Of Heavenly Love Desired
• The Poplar Field
• The House Of Prayer. - Mark Xi.17.
• R. S. S.
• The Castaway
• To Mrs. Unwin
• Temptation
• Epitaph On A Hare
• Dependence
• Verses
• Heroism
• Truth
• Jehovah Jesus
• On Receipt Of My Mothers Picture
• Lines Written During A Period Of Insanity
• The Rose
• The Iliad Of Homer: Translated Into English Blank Verse: Book I.