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But still remember, if you mean to please, To press your point with modesty and ease.

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
Presses
Press
Please
Point
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Remember
Still
Modesty
Mean
Ease

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