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Life for delays and doubts no time does give, None ever yet made haste enough to live.

Abraham Cowley

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Abraham Cowley
Age: 49 †
Born: 1618
Born: January 1
Died: 1667
Died: July 28
Essayist
Playwright
Poet
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the City
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Time
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Life
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Delays
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Doubts
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