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Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing.

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John Fletcher
Age: 45 †
Born: 1579
Born: November 30
Died: 1625
Died: August 1
Dramatist
Playwright
Poet
Writer
Rye
East Sussex
Yielding
Governing
Lust
Tyranny

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