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If thou rise with an Appetite, thou art sure never to sit down without one.

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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
Author
Entrepreneur
Philosopher
Politician
Theologian
London
England
William Penn
Without
Culinary
Never
Appetite
Cooking
Rise
Thou
Food
Sure
Art

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