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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
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Poet Lawyer
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Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
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Modesty
Mean
Ease
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Press
Please
Point

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