For 't Is A Truth Well Known To Most, That Whatsoever Thing Is Lost, We Seek It, Ere It Come To Light, In Every Cranny But The Right.

For 't Is A Truth Well Known To Most, That Whatsoever Thing Is Lost, We Seek It, Ere It Come To Light, In Every Cranny But The Right.

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For 't is a truth well known to most,
That whatsoever thing is lost,
We seek it, ere it come to light,
In every cranny but the right.
-- William Cowper (1731-1800)
-- The Retired Cat

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