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Stones of small worth may lie unseen by day, But night itself does the rich gem betray.

Abraham Cowley

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Abraham Cowley
Age: 49 †
Born: 1618
Born: January 1
Died: 1667
Died: July 28
Essayist
Playwright
Poet
Prosaist
the City
May
Betray
Stones
Worth
Small
Rich
Lying
Gems
Night
Jewels
Doe
Unseen

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