William Cowper, 1731-1800, from The Negro's Complaint, quoted by Letitia Elizabeth Landon in Duty and Inclination, 1838, Vol.3, p.260.
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"Fleecy locks and black complexion
Cannot forfeit nature's claim;
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same."
— Black people
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets ""Fleecy locks and black complexion
Cannot forfeit nature's claim;
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same."" in the context of "William Cowper, 1731-1800, from The Negro's Complaint, quoted by Letitia Elizabeth Landon in Duty and Inclination, 1838, Vol.3, p.260." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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Black people usually refers to people of relatively recent African descent (see African diaspora), although other usages extend the term to any of the populations characterized by having a dark skin color, a definition that also includes certain populations in Oceania and Southwest Asia.
About Black people
Black people usually refers to people of relatively recent African descent (see African diaspora), although other usages extend the term to any of the populations characterized by having a dark skin color, a definition that also includes certain populations in Oceania and Southwest Asia.
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