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William Cowper Quotes: A glory gilds the sacred page Majestic like the sun It gives a light to every age It gives but borrows none.
         

A glory gilds the sacred page Majestic like the sun It gives a light to every age It gives but borrows none.


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A glory gilds the sacred page Majestic like the sun It gives a light to every age It gives but borrows none.
         



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