True Charity, a plant divinely nurs'd. - William Cowper

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True Charity, a plant divinely nurs'd.

William Cowper

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About William Cowper

William Cowper (26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist.

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Also Known As: Bard of Olney

Alternative Names: Cowper, William • Cowper William

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Whoe'er was edified, themselves were not.

What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.

Assail'd by scandal and the tongue of strife,
His only answer was, a blameless life.