Nature is but a name for an effect, Whose cause is God.
William Cowper Quotes
Defend me, therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up!
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William Cowper (77)
Birth: | 26th November, 1731 |
Death: | 25th April, 1800 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Poet |
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