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William Davenant
 
Nationality:   English
 
Date of Birth:   1606
 
Date of Death:   Apr 7,  1668
 
Profession:   Poet
 
 
 
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Since knowledge is but sorrow's spy, It is not safe to know.
 
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Fame, like the river, is narrowest where it is bred, and broadest afar off.
 
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Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.
 
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