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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.

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Helen Rowland
Age: 74 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 1
Died: 1950
Died: January 1
Humorist
Journalist
Love
Demand
Demands
Accepting
Kiss
Second
Third
Pleads
Rest
Thirds
Snatches
Takes
Acceptance
Endures
Firsts
Kissing
Accepts
First
Endure
Fifth
Men
Lips
Fourth

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