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Here lies a Proof that Wit can never be Defence enough against Mortality
Aphra Behn
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Aphra Behn
Age: 49 †
Born: 1640
Born: January 1
Died: 1689
Died: April 16
Dramatist
Feminist
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England
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Afra Behn
Aphra Johnson
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