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Tis Providence alone secures In every change both mine and yours.

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
Providence
Mines
Mine
Alone
Change
Every
Secures

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