William Cowper (1731–1800) (1731–1800) English poet and hymnodist
Source: Verses supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk (1782), Line 37
“Show me if I am wrong. It is easy to be mistaken. But do not tell me it is wicked of me to have thought all this, for it is not”
I am certain it is not.
Letter II
The Nemesis of Faith (1849)
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