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To thee, fair Freedom! I retire From flattery, cards, and dice, and din: Nor art thou found in mansions higher Than the low cot, or humble inn.
William Shenstone
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William Shenstone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1714
Born: November 18
Died: 1763
Died: February 11
Gardener
Horticulturist
Poet
Writer
Art
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Inns
Lows
Mansions
Thou
Dice
Humble
Retire
Thee
Flattery
Higher
Retiring
Freedom
Cards
Found
Fairs
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