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Fortune is like a widow won,And truckles to the bold alone.

William Somervile

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William Somervile
Age: 66 †
Born: 1675
Born: September 2
Died: 1742
Died: July 19
Poet
Warwickshire
England
William Somerville
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Widow
Widows
Bold
Fortune
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