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She who has never lov'd, has never liv'd.

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John Gay
Age: 47 †
Born: 1685
Born: June 30
Died: 1732
Died: December 4
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Barnstaple
Devon
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O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, by keeping men off, you keep them on.
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My lodging is on the cold ground, And hard, very hard, is my fare, But that which grieves me more Is the coldness of my dear.
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Fair words cost nothing.
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