There are two births: the one when light, First strikes the new awakened sense; The other when two souls unite, And we must count our life from thence, When you loved me and I loved you, Then both of us were born anew.

William Cartwright may refer to:
William Cartwright (dramatist) (1611–1643) English dramatist and churchman
William Cartwright (1634–1676) English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659
William Cartwright (actor) (died 1686) English actor
William Cartwright (c.