If Gideon's fleece, which drenched with dew he found,
White moisture none refreshed the herbs around,
Might fitly represent the Church, endowed
With heavenly gifts to heathens not allowed;
In pledge, perhaps, of favours from on high,
Thy locks were wet when others' locks were dry.
Heaven grant us half the omen,--may we see
Not drought on others, but much dew on thee!
More verses by William Cowper
- To An Afflicted Protestant Lady In France
- To William Hayley, Esq. June 29, 1793.
- The Pine-Apple And The Bee
- The 5th Satire Of Book I. Of Horace : A Humorous Description Of The Author's Journey From Rome To Brundusium
- The 9th Satire Of Book I. Of Horace : The Description Of An Impertinent. Adapted To The Present Times