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The wind is not helpless for any man's need, Nor falleth the rain but for thistle and weed.
William Morris
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William Morris
Age: 62 †
Born: 1834
Born: March 24
Died: 1896
Died: October 3
Wilcumestowe
William M. Morris
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Weed
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