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Man is a torch borne in the wind a dream But of a shadow, summed with all his substance.

George Chapman

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George Chapman
Age: 75 †
Born: 1559
Born: January 1
Died: 1634
Died: May 12
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Playwright
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Shadow
Wind
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Substance

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