No mischief worthier of our fear
In nature can be found
Than friendship, in ostent sincere,
But hollow and unsound,
For lull'd into a dangerous dream
We close infold a foe,
Who strikes, when most secure we seem,
The inevitable blow.
More verses by William Cowper
- Olney Hymn 24: Prayer For Children
- Lines. Oh! To Some Distant Scene
- Love Faithful In The Absence Of The Beloved
- Olney Hymn 33: Seeking The Beloved
- On Hermocratia (From The Greek)