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Some men are born for matrimony, some achieve matrimony -- but most of them are merely poor dodgers.

Helen Rowland

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Helen Rowland
Age: 74 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 1
Died: 1950
Died: January 1
Humorist
Journalist
Dodgers
Matrimony
Merely
Achieve
Poor
Born
Men

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