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Gardening imparts an organic perspective on the passage of time.

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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Writer
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
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Autumn
Garden
Perspective
Imparts
Spring
Impart
Fall
Passage
Time
Organic
Gardening

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