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Women serve but to keep a man from better company.

William Wycherley

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William Wycherley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1640
Born: January 1
Died: 1715
Died: December 31
Dramatist
Playwright
Poet
Writer
Clive
Shropshire
Serve
Company
Keep
Women
Better
Men

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