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Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived. It is a pity that this is still the only knowledge of their wives at which some men seem to arrive.

F. H. Bradley

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F. H. Bradley
Age: 78 †
Born: 1846
Born: January 30
Died: 1924
Died: September 18
Philosopher
Francis Herbert Bradley
Knowledge
Conceived
Stills
Wives
Arrive
Seems
Adam
Still
Pity
Men
Seem
Wife
Knew

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