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But some love not the method of your first Romance they count it, throw't away as dust If I should meet with such, what should I say Must I slight them as they slight me, or nay

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John Buchan
Age: 64 †
Born: 1875
Born: August 26
Died: 1940
Died: February 11
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Former Governor General Of Canada
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John Buchan
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