His Head, Not Yet By Time Completely Silver'd O'er, Bespoke Him Past The Bounds Of Freakish Youth, But Strong For Service Still, And Unimpair'd.

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His head,
Not yet by time completely silver'd o'er,
Bespoke him past the bounds of freakish youth,
But strong for service still, and unimpair'd.
-- William Cowper (1731-1800)
-- The Task, Book ii, The Timepiece, Line 702

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