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Stern fate and time Will have their victims and the best die first, Leaving the bad still strong, though past their prime, To curse the hopeless world they ever curs'd Vaunting vile deeds, and vainest of the worst.
Ebenezer Elliott
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Ebenezer Elliott
Age: 68 †
Born: 1781
Born: January 1
Died: 1849
Died: January 1
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