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Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels.

John Selden

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John Selden
Age: 69 †
Born: 1584
Born: December 16
Died: 1654
Died: November 30
Jurist
Politician
Writer
Men
Seasonable
Traitor
Heels
Army
Call

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