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Not to understand a treasure's worth till time has stole away the slighted good, is cause of half the poverty we feel, and makes the world the wilderness it is.

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
Good
Cause
Farewell
Time
Causes
Goodbye
World
Half
Wilderness
Understand
Till
Away
Treasure
Slighted
Makes
Diversity
Bye
Feel
Poverty
Stole
Feels
Worth
Parting

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