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I can only say that politics, like misery, 'bring a man acquainted with strange bedfellows.'

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Countless the various species of mankind, Countless the shades which sep'rate mind from mind; No general object of desire is known, Each has his will, and each pursues his own.

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A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.


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William Gifford

William Gifford

Born: April, 1756
Died: December 31, 1826 (aged 70)
Bio: William Gifford was an English critic, editor and poet, famous as a satirist and controversialist.
Known for:
  1. The Quarterly Review Volume 170
  2. The Works of John Ford

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