William Cowper Quote

Dejection of spirits, which may have prevented many a man from becoming an author, made me one. I find constant employment necessary, and therefore take care to be constantly employed.... When I can find no other occupation, I think; and when I think, I am very apt to do it in rhyme.

Poems: With a Memoir of the Author (ed. 1847)

Dejection of spirits, which may have prevented many a man from becoming an author, made me one. I find constant employment necessary, and therefore...

Dejection of spirits, which may have prevented many a man from becoming an author, made me one. I find constant employment necessary, and therefore...

Dejection of spirits, which may have prevented many a man from becoming an author, made me one. I find constant employment necessary, and therefore...

Dejection of spirits, which may have prevented many a man from becoming an author, made me one. I find constant employment necessary, and therefore...