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If hindrances obstruct the way, Thy magnanimity display. And let thy strength be seen: But O, if Fortune fill thy sail With more than a propitious gale, Take half thy canvas in.

William Cowper

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William Cowper
Age: 68 †
Born: 1731
Born: November 26
Died: 1800
Died: April 25
Hymnwriter
Poet
Poet Lawyer
Translator
Writer
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
Take
Sail
Way
Canvas
Display
Propitious
Fill
Hindrances
Fortune
Obstruct
Strength
Magnanimity
Seen
Gale
Half
Hindrance

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