William Cowper: I praise the Frenchman; his remark was shrewd— "How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude! But grant me still a friend in

I praise the Frenchman; his remark was shrewd— "How sweet, how passing sweet is — William Cowper

I praise the Frenchman; his remark was shrewd— "How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper, 'Solitude is sweet.' "

William Cowper

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