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From a note to her former lover, William IV (then Duke of Clarence), after he had demanded partial repayment of her allowance:
Positively no money refunded after the curtain has risen.
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"Oh where, and Oh! where is your Highland laddie gone?" "He's gone to fight the French, for King George upon the throne, And it's Oh! in my heart, how I wish him safe at home!"
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Born:
November 22, 1761
Died:
July 5, 1816
(aged 54)
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Dorothea Jordan was an Anglo-Irish actress, courtesan, and the mistress and companion of the future King William IV of the United Kingdom, for 20 years while he was Duke of Clarence.
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