Poetic Openings : William Cowper to William Cowper

Poet : William Cowper : Poem : Prayer For Patience : First Line : Lord, who hast suffer'd all for me,
Poet : William Cowper : Poem : Retirement : First Line : Far from the world, O Lord, I flee,
Poet : William Cowper : Poem : Sardis : First Line : (Revelations, iii. 1-6)
Poet : William Cowper : Poem : Seeking The Beloved : First Line : To those who love the Lord I speak;
Poet : William Cowper : Poem : Sonnet To William Wilberforce, Esq. : First Line : Thy country, Wilberforce, with just disdain,

Poet : William Cowper : Poem : Submission : First Line : O Lord, my best desire fulfil,
Poet : William Cowper : Poem : Temptation : First Line : The billows swell, the winds are high,
Poet : William Cowper : Poem : The Castaway : First Line : Obscurest night involv’d the sky,
Poet : William Cowper : Poem : The Christian : First Line : Honor and happiness unite
Poet : William Cowper : Poem : The Contrite Heart : First Line : (Isaiah, lvii.15)