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Me howling blasts drive devious, tempest-tossed, / Sails ripped, seams opening wide, and compass lost.

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
Compassion
Tempest
Lost
Ripped
Blast
Blasts
Compass
Seams
Sail
Devious
Opening
Howling
Drive
Tossed
Wide
Sails

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