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He that would not when he might, He shall not when he wolda.
He that would not when he might, He shall not when he wolda.
Approximate author period: c. 1769 AD · early modern
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- Thomas Percy
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- Approximate author period: c. 1769 AD · early modern
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The Friar of Orders Gray.
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