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Perhaps thou gav'st me, though unseen, a kiss Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.

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
Perhaps
Tear
Though
Unseen
Soul
Bliss
Kiss
Souls
Kissing
Thou
Tears
Weep

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