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For men must work and women must weep, And the sooner it's over, the sooner to sleep.
Charles Kingsley
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Charles Kingsley
Age: 55 †
Born: 1819
Born: June 12
Died: 1875
Died: January 23
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Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.
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