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Cowper’s Nightcap

Posted on March 15, 2020 by admin

In order to write this post, I will need to put on my thinking cap. We’re all familiar with this phrase as a figure of speech, but in the nineteenth century, there was indeed a strong connection between thoughtful writing, … Continue reading →

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