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In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is out of the question.
William Godwin
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William Godwin
Age: 80 †
Born: 1756
Born: March 3
Died: 1836
Died: April 7
Journalist
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Political Philosopher
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Cambridgeshire
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