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Misses! the tale that I relate This lesson seems to carry-- Choose not alone a proper mate, But proper time to marry.

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
Lessons
Mates
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Tale
Choose
Marry
Alone
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Time
Tales
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Relate
Matrimony
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