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'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume And we are weeds without it.

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
Life
Weed
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Liberty
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Lustre
Alone
Weeds
Without
Perfume
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Fleeting

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