Hatred and vengence-my eternal portion 
Scarce can endure delay of execution-  
Wait with impatient readiness to seize my 
Soul in a moment. 

Damned below Judas; more abhorred than he was, 
Who for a few pence sold his holy Master! 
Twice betrayed, Jesus me, the last delinquent, 
Deems the profanest. 

Man disavows, and Deity disowns me: 
Hell might afford my miseries a shelter; 
Therefore Hell keeps her ever-hungry mouths all 
Bolted against me. 

Hard lot! encompassed with a thousand dangers; 
Weary, faint, trembling with a thousand terrors, 
I'm called, if vanquished, to receive a sentence 
Worse than Abiram's. 

Him the vindictive rod of angry Justice 
Sent quick and howling to the centre headlong; 
I, fed with judgment, in a fleshy tomb am 
Buried above ground. 

 
La haine et vengence-mon partie éternelle rare peuvent supporter 
retarde de l'attente d'exécution avec la promptitude impatiente pour 
saisir mon âme dans un moment. 

Damné au-dessous de Judas; plus abhorred que lui était, que pour 
des quelques le pence a vendu son maître saint ! Deux fois 
trahi, Jésus je, le dernier délinquant, considère le profanest. 

L'homme désavoue, et la déité me désavoue: L'enfer pourrait avoir 
les moyens mes misères un abri; Par conséquent l'enfer maintient 
ses bouches jamais-affamées tout boulonnées contre moi. 

Sort dur ! entouré dans mille dangers; Las, faible, tremblant 
d'mille terreurs, je m'appelle, si vaincu, pour recevoir une phrase 
plus mauvaise qu'abiram. 

Il que la tige vindictive du juge fâché a envoyé vite et hurlant au 
centre la tête la première; I, a alimenté avec le jugement, dans 
un tombeau charnu AM enterré au-dessus de la terre. 

Geisteskrankheit 

Haß und vengence-mein ewiger knapper Teil können aushalten 
verzögert von der Durchführung Wartezeit mit ungeduldig 
Schnelligkeit, um meine Seele in einem Moment zu ergreifen. 

Verdammt unter Judas; mehr verabscheut als war er, dem für einige 
Pence seinen heiligen Meister verkaufte! Zweimal verraten, meint Jesus 
ich, der letzte Delinquent, das profanest. 

Mann leugnet ab und Gottheit enteignet mich: Hölle konnte mein Elend 
sich leisten ein Schutz; Folglich hält Hölle ihre 
überhaupt-hungrigen Öffnungen ganz verriegelt gegen mich. 

Hartes Los! umgegeben mit tausend Gefahren; Träge, schwach, trembling 
mit tausend Terror, werde ich angerufen, wenn es vanquished, um einen 
Satz zu empfangen, der schlechter als Abirams ist. 

Er, den die vindictive Stange der verärgerten Gerechtigkeit schnell 
und heulend zur Mitte headlong schickte; I, zog mit Urteil, in einem 
fleischigen Grab ein morgens, das über Boden begraben wurde. 

 
O hatred e vengence-minha parcela eternal escassa podem resistir 
atrasam da espera da execução com prontidão impatient para 
apreender minha alma em um momento. 

Amaldiçoado abaixo de Judas; mais abhorred do que era, que para 
alguns o pence vendeu seu mestre holy! Betrayed duas vezes, Jesus mim, 
último delinquente, julga o mais profanest. 

O homem disavows, e o deity disowns me: O inferno pôde ter recursos 
para minhas misérias um abrigo; Conseqüentemente o inferno mantem 
suas bocas sempre-com fome aparafusadas toda de encontro a mim. 

Lote duro! abrangido com mil perigos; Cansado, fraco, tremendo com mil 
terrors, eu sou chamado, se vencido, para receber uma sentença mais 
má do que Abiram. 

Ele que a haste vindictive da justiça irritada emitiu rapidamente e 
howling ao centro headlong; I, alimentou com julgamento, em um túmulo 
fleshy am enterrado acima da terra. 

Locura 

El odio y vengence-mi porción eterna escasa pueden aguantar retrasa 
de espera de la ejecución con la preparación impaciente para agarrar 
mi alma en un momento. 

Maldecido debajo de Judas; ¡más abhorred que él era, que para 
algunos el pence vendió su amo santo! Traicionado dos veces, Jesús 
yo, el delincuente pasado, juzga el ma's profanest. 

El hombre rechaza, y el deity disowns me: El infierno pudo producir 
mis miserias un abrigo; Por lo tanto el infierno mantiene sus bocas 
siempre-hambrientas empernadas todo contra mí. 

¡Porción dura! abarcado con mil peligros; Cansado, débil, temblando 
con mil terrores, me llaman, si está vencido, para recibir una 
oración peor que Abiram. 

Él que la barra vindictive de la justicia enojada envió aprisa y 
gritando al centro headlong; I, alimentó con el juicio, en una tumba 
carnuda enterrada sobre la tierra. 

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• Buried Above Ground (After <b>William Cowper&#39;s</b> “Sapphics”) | The <b>...</b> by Matthew Pullar (2013/05/13 02:33)

  I suspect that one of the darkest poems in the English language is William Cowper's “Lines Written During a Period of Insanity”, or, as it is sometimes more tactfully called, “Sapphics”. Written after his first suicide attempt, the ...
• My Story of <b>Poetry</b>: <b>Lines Written during a Period of Insanity</b> by <b>...</b> by Jamie Riley (2013/02/27 18:11)

  Hello Everyone! Hello everyone! My name is Jamie and I'm a student at Bath Spa University in England , currently studying Creative Writing and English Literature. ... Lines Written during a Period of Insanity by William Cowper ...
• God Moves In A Mysterious Way <b>Poem William Cowper Poems</b> by love poems (2012/10/11 08:00)

  You can see more William Cowper poems and quotes. Also enjoy funny, love, friendship, family poems. You can see more famous poems by this author : Lines Written During A Period Of Insanity, Hatred Of Sin, The Christian, Prayer For ...
• A Spring Awakening or a Cycle of Seasons (Part 2): The Maturation <b>...</b> by originalhunger (2012/05/24 14:21)

  You may know this poet, William Cowper (1731-1800), for his oft quoted line “God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform” from “Light Shining out of Darkness”. Cowper was a God-fearing hymnodist, and a brilliant forerunner of ... They left him imprisoned and stalemated, as if he were “fed with judgment, in a fleshly tomb…buried above ground” (Lines Written During a Period of Insanity, 19-20). In On the Ice Islands Seen Floating in the German Ocean, ...
• Truthfulness About Myself – Believer&#39;s Brain by Emma (2012/05/07 13:17)

  I read, once, in the depths, a poem by William Cowper, himself a sufferer from severe depression, which perfectly expressed how I feel, in terms of God, when I am depressed. I would like to post it here: Hatred and vengeance, my eternal portion, Scarce can endure delay of execution, Wait with ... (William Cowper, Lines Written During A Period of Insanity). I believe in sin, but I also believe in forgiveness. Was I, am I the worst of sinners? From wellness I can say, no.
• “Buried above ground”: Notes on a <b>Poem</b> by <b>William Cowper</b> | The <b>...</b> by Mark (2011/10/19 00:12)

  William Cowper (1731-1800) (pronounced “Cooper”), born at Berkhampstead, was the son of the clergymen John Cowper and Anne Donne. Anne died early, while giving birth to Cowper's brother John, whereupon William ...
• Zen and the Art of Keeping My Head Above Water: Spiritual <b>...</b> by Tio Pablo (2011/07/02 11:28)

  William Cowper The Christian poet and hymnodist William Cowper (1731-1800) at times in his life believed that he was already and irrevocably damned: damned to hell, and facing the additional doom of carrying that knowledge while still ... " Lines Written During a Period of Insanity," possibly Cowper's best-known poem, delivers tremendous force, rooted, for me, in the self-contradiction of its energetic hopelessness: If the narrator's predicament is so absolute and ...
• · Going to hell for <b>writing poetry</b> for fish. | The Fortnightly Review by The Editors (2011/06/29 11:33)

  "Lines Written During a Period of Insanity," possibly Cowper's best-known poem, delivers tremendous force, rooted, for me, in the self-contradiction of its energetic hopelessness: If the narrator's predicament is so absolute and ... By ROBERT PINSKY [Slate] – The Christian poet and hymnodist William Cowper (1731-1800) at times in his life believed that he was already and irrevocably damned: damned to hell, and facing the additional doom of carrying that knowledge ...
• <b>Poetry</b> & <b>Poets</b> in Rags: Great Regulars: Words aren&#39;t just conceptual. by Rus Bowden (2011/06/28 17:46)

  "Lines Written During a Period of Insanity," possibly [William] Cowper's best-known poem, delivers tremendous force, rooted, for me, in the self-contradiction of its energetic hopelessness: If the narrator's predicament is so ...
• Grepler - Norton Anthology by Offramp (2011/06/17 14:46)

  Driving Through Minnesota During The Hanoi Bombings by Robert Bly .... Fragment, On The Back Of The Poet's Ms. Of Canto I by George Gordon Byron On This ... Lines Written During A Period Of Insanity by William Cowper ...
• The Winner of Sorrow | Brian Lynch by admin (2011/04/29 05:01)

  The Winner of Sorrow, a novel about the poet William Cowper (1731-1800), was published in 2005 by New Island Books, Dublin and by the Dalkey Archive Press, Illinois, in 2009. It was shortlisted for the Hughes & Hughes ...
• <b>Poets</b> and madness - Historum - History Forums by Rosi (2011/02/08 15:01)

  It disputable whether William Blake was a visionary or round the twist (doubtless a combination of the two) and that certainly does affect his poems. Christopher Smart might be mentioned as another mad poet. ... Blog Entries: 11. A poem written by William Cowper during a period of insanity: Hatred and vengeance, my eternal portion, ... (The lines of life are various / as roads are, and the boundaries of mountains. / What we are here, a god can complete over there / with ...
• Poster <b>poems</b> | Cervantes by ab (2010/07/20 18:22)

  If Morris's Sapphics deal with a subject that is public in nature, Lines Written During a Period of Insanity by his contemporary William Cowper is concerned with much more personal matters. Perhaps the most celebrated ...
• EYE-GROTTO: <b>William Cowper</b>: Hatred and vengeance, my eternal <b>...</b> by David Grove (2010/06/18 17:42)

  engraving of Cowper by William Blake ... This poem is often titled "Lines Written During a Period of Insanity." Blogger ... Or, to alter Heine a bit, ordinarily we're all insane, but we have lucid moments when we're merely stupid.
• <b>William Cowper</b>--- <b>POEMS</b> - DocsHut by jovesiddique (2010/02/15 01:06)

  Lines Written During a Period of Insanity by William CowperHatred and vengence -my eternal portion Scarce can endure delay of execution Wait with impatient readiness to seize my Soul in a moment.
• The Strand: <b>Poetry</b> and Prayer by Jess (2009/06/06 19:14)

  I'm familiar with Cowper's typically anthologized pieces like "Light Shining out of Darkness", but this collection offered gems outside his traditional devotional verse: "Lines Written During a Period of Insanity", "An Ode to Peace" ...
• The Winner of Sorrow by Brian Lynch | Quarterly Conversation by admin (2009/03/19 10:09)

  We may remember such lines as “Oh for a closer walk with God” and “God moves in a mysterious way,” even if we probably don't remember Cowper as their author. But, he was beloved during and shortly after his time, known as a poet who ...
• Jim Morrison&#39;s <b>Poetry</b>: A Critical Analysis by William (2009/02/10 01:00)

  We would expect to find remnants of quotes, stolen lines and ideas, in a lesser writer, but Morrison shows his strength as a poet by resisting plagiarism and blatant 'borrowing,' in order to achieve originality in his own verse. ... Fowlie has written a perceptive analysis of Rimbaud's poetry and the poet's role as rebel, yet the same observations are in his 1946 study: Rimbaud: The Myth of Childhood.6 Again, by concentrating on the myth of Morrison, as he does successfully with Rimbaud, ...
• <b>Poetry</b> of the Cross: Praise for the Fountain Opened - Rebecca Writes by rebecca (2008/03/20 09:26)

  Let's continue the poems with two by William Cowper himself, who was the subject of yesterday's cross poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The first one is ... LINES WRITTEN DURING A PERIOD OF INSANITY. Hatred and ...
• Little Reviews: <b>Poem</b> for Monday by littlereview (2006/07/17 09:06)

  Here lies, whom hound did ne'er pursue, / Nor swiftewd greyhound follow, / Whose foot ne'er tainted morning dew, / Nor ear heard huntsman's hallo', / Old Tiney, surliest of his kind, / Who, nurs'd with tender care, ...
• Notes on <b>Insanity</b> and Displacement: Forgive me, my love by zahfaran (2005/11/16 00:24)

  This poem is a friend, keep it on your desk or stick on your refrigerator...but for god's sake do not steal and reproduce anywhere else. Forgive me, my love for all is shut. the sound of closing doors ... john doe said... Lines Written During a Period of Insanity by William Cowper Hatred and vengence -my eternal portion. Scarce can endure delay of execution - Wait with impatient readiness to seize my. Soul in a moment. Damned below Judas; more abhorred than he was, ...
• <b>Poetry</b> 2110: Back to Doom and Gloom! by Sidd Rawte (2004/12/02 21:54)

  I think it was Einstein who said: "The line between genius and insanity is a thin one." I bring up insanity because William Cowper's Lines Written During a Period of Insanity, is a poem that ties in with the theme of suffering.
• Contentment <b>Poem William Cowper Poems</b> by love poems (2001/01/31 17:00)

  You can see more famous poems by this author : The Castaway, Hatred And Vengeance, My Eternal Portion, God Moves In A Mysterious Way, Lines Written During A Period Of Insanity, Hatred Of Sin, . Poems by William Cowper ...
• <b>Lines Written During A Period Of Insanity Poem William Cowper</b> <b>...</b> by love poems (2001/01/31 17:00)

  Poem Lines Written During A Period Of Insanity by william cowper. You can see more William Cowper poems and quotes. Also enjoy funny, love, friendship, family poems. You can see more famous poems by this author : Hatred Of Sin, The ...
• Hatred And Vengeance, My Eternal Portion <b>Poem William Cowper</b> <b>...</b> by love poems (2001/01/31 17:00)

  You can see more William Cowper poems and quotes. Also enjoy funny, love, friendship, family poems. You can see more famous poems by this author : God Moves In A Mysterious Way, Lines Written During A Period Of Insanity, Hatred Of ...
• Retirement <b>Poem William Cowper Poems</b> by love poems (2001/01/31 17:00)

  You can see more famous poems by this author : Contentment, The Castaway, Hatred And Vengeance, My Eternal Portion, God Moves In A Mysterious Way, Lines Written During A Period Of Insanity, . Poems by William Cowper ...
• The Castaway <b>Poem William Cowper Poems</b> by love poems (2001/01/31 17:00)

  Obscurest night involv'd the sky, / Th' Atlantic billows roar'd, / When such a destin'd wretch as I, / Wash'd headlong from on board, / Of friends, of hope, of all bereft, / His floating home for ever left. / No braver chief could Albion boast / Than he ...

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