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Fate steals along with silent tread, Found oftenest in what least we dread Frowns in the storm with angry brow, But in the sunshine strikes the blow.

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
Least
Stealing
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Strikes
Frowns
Storm
Steals
Blow
Brow
Silent
Tread
Angry
Brows
Fate
Dread
Along
Sunshine

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