For 't is a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost,…

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

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What turned up: The Retired Cat.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, William Cowper entry; The Retired Cat.; Wording and named source checked in Bartlett’s published reference; the original work is identified by title and locator. Literary excerpts, not claims of personal spoken testimony.
Work: The Retired Cat.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 17 October 2026The Retired Cat.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, William Cowper entry; The Retired Cat.; Wording and named source checked in Bartlett’s published reference; the original work is identified by title and locator. Literary excerpts, not claims of personal spoken testimony.

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