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Beauty, thou wild fantastic ape Who dost in every country change thy shape!

Abraham Cowley

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Abraham Cowley
Age: 49 †
Born: 1618
Born: January 1
Died: 1667
Died: July 28
Essayist
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Thou
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Beauty
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Change
Apes
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Every
Fantastic

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