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For bees are captious folk / And quick to turn against the lubber's touch.
Vita Sackville-West
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Vita Sackville-West
Age: 70 †
Born: 1892
Born: March 9
Died: 1962
Died: June 2
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Victoria Mary Sackville-West
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I worshipped dead men for their strength, Forgetting I was strong.
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