And for the season it was winter, and they that know the winters of that country know them to be sharp and violent, and subject to cruel and fierce storms.

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About William Cowper

William Cowper ( KOO-pər; 26 November [O.S. 15 November] 1731 – 25 April 1800) was an English poet and Anglican hymnwriter.

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Glory built on selfish principles is shame and guilt.

—William Cowper

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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

—William Cowper

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Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.

—William Cowper

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Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen.

—William Bradford

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Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.

—Willa Cather

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When there's snow on the ground, I like to pretend I'm walking on clouds.

—Victor Hugo

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When you live in Texas, every single time you see snow it's magical.

—Pamela Ribon

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The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the fleshy, in summer. I should say winter had given the bone and sinew to literature, summer the tissues and the blood.