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It seems with wit and good-nature, Utrum horum mavis accipe. Taste and good-nature are universally connected.

William Shenstone

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William Shenstone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1714
Born: November 18
Died: 1763
Died: February 11
Gardener
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Poet
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Wit
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Taste
Nature
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