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The incompetent quickly throws himself into another impressive enterprise in order to escape his responsibility from previous disaster.
George Chapman
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George Chapman
Age: 75 †
Born: 1559
Born: January 1
Died: 1634
Died: May 12
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Tis immortality to die aspiring, As if a man were taken quick to heaven.
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