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People can commend the weather without envy.

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William Shenstone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1714
Born: November 18
Died: 1763
Died: February 11
Gardener
Horticulturist
Poet
Writer
Avarice
Greed
Envy
Weather
Without
People
Commend

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May I always have a heart superior, with economy suitable, to my fortune.
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