England with all thy faults, I love thee still– My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee.
WILLIAM COWPER
WILLIAM COWPER
William Cowper on fault
William Cowper138 quotes“England with all thy faults, I love thee still– My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee.”
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If a man hasn’t what’s necessary to make a woman love him, it’s his fault, not hers.
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