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... concrete . And what of the man himself ? Well we know that he was born on December 26 , 1716 , the son of a London money - scrivener who treated wife and child shabbily , shamefully ; that , of twelve children , Thomas was 6.
... concrete . And what of the man himself ? Well we know that he was born on December 26 , 1716 , the son of a London money - scrivener who treated wife and child shabbily , shamefully ; that , of twelve children , Thomas was 6.
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... in sad array ' Slow thro ' the church - way path we saw him born . ' Approach and read ( for thou can'st read ) the lay , ' Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn . ' THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap of. 20.
... in sad array ' Slow thro ' the church - way path we saw him born . ' Approach and read ( for thou can'st read ) the lay , ' Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn . ' THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap of. 20.
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