'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.


Poetical Works: With Notes and a Memoir (ed. 1785)

William Cowper Quotes

'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.

'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.

'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.

'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume; And we are weeds without it.