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Man in society is like a flower Blown in its native bed; 't is there alone His faculties expanded in full bloom Shine out; there only reach their proper use.
Man in society is like a flower Blown in its native bed; 't is there alone His faculties expanded in full bloom Shine out; there only reach their proper use.
In print by 1901 AD · modern
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- COWPER (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1901 AD · modern
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- Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations (1901) (1901 AD)
Quote1752 · printed citation: COWPER: Task, Bk. iv., Line 659.
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