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Patience is the panacea but where does it grow, or who can swallow it?

William Shenstone

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William Shenstone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1714
Born: November 18
Died: 1763
Died: February 11
Gardener
Horticulturist
Poet
Writer
Panacea
Swallow
Patience
Grow
Grows
Doe

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