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Necessity invented stools, Convenience next suggested elbow-chairs, And luxury the accomplish'd Sofa last.

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
Accomplish
Elbows
Lasts
Suggested
Last
Convenience
Next
Furniture
Chairs
Stools
Invented
Elbow
Necessity
Sofa
Luxury
Sofas

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