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I trimmed my lamp, consumed the midnight oil.

William Shenstone

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William Shenstone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1714
Born: November 18
Died: 1763
Died: February 11
Gardener
Horticulturist
Poet
Writer
Midnight
Oil
Learning
Trimmed
Lamp
Lamps
Consumed

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