I would not enter on my list of friends, (Though graced with polish'd manners and fine sense, Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets fo… - William Cowper

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I would not enter on my list of friends, (Though graced with polish'd manners and fine sense, Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm. An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path; But he that has humanity, forewarn'd, Will tread aside, and let the reptile live.

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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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