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What is it but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns?

William Cowper

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William Cowper
Age: 68 †
Born: 1731
Born: November 26
Died: 1800
Died: April 25
Hymnwriter
Poet
Poet Lawyer
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Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
Concerns
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Vast
Busy
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Life
Fluctuations
Fluctuation

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