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Survivor sole, and hardly such, of all
that once lived here
William Cowper
Lines 1-2 - The Yardley Oak (1791)
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The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Dawn Powell
William Cowper
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Born:
November 26, 1731
Died:
April 25, 1800
(aged 68)
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