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Strange as it may seem, the most ludicrous lines I ever wrote have been written in the saddest mood.

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
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Ludicrous
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Saddest
May
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Ever
Mood
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Seem
Strange

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