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So sweetly she bade me adieu, I thought that she bade me return.

William Shenstone

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William Shenstone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1714
Born: November 18
Died: 1763
Died: February 11
Gardener
Horticulturist
Poet
Writer
Return
Thought
Bade
Adieu
Sweetly
Parting
Farewell
Goodbye

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