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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?

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
Pity
Slavery
Without
Must
Rum
Mum
Greatly
Sugar

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