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Homer's lamp appear'd,
And ages
ere
the Mantuan swan was heard:
To carry nature lengths unknown before,
To give a Milton birth, ask'd ages more.
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Thy morning bounties
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I left my home,
The biscuit, or confectionary plum.
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Lived in his saddle, loved the chase, the course, And always,
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he mounted, kiss'd his horse.
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For 't is a truth well known to most,
That whatsoever thing is lost,
We seek it,
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it come to light,
In every cranny but the right.
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Prove that you have human feelings,
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you proudly question ours!
William Cowper
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Writing is conscience, scruple, and the farming of our ancestors.
Edward Dahlberg
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Born:
November 26, 1731
Died:
April 25, 1800
(aged 68)
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