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A man snatches the first kiss, pleads for the second, demands the third, takes the fourth, accepts the fifth - and endures all the rest.

Helen Rowland

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Helen Rowland
Age: 74 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 1
Died: 1950
Died: January 1
Humorist
Journalist
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Fifth
Men
Lips
Fourth
Love
Demand
Demands
Accepting
Kiss
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Third
Pleads
Rest
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