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Werther had a love for Charlotte Such as words could never utter Would you know how first he met her? She was cutting bread and butter.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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William Makepeace Thackeray
Age: 52 †
Born: 1811
Born: July 18
Died: 1863
Died: December 24
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