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Quotation by William Penn:

To come but once into the World, and Trifle away our true Enjoyment of it, and of our selves in it, is lamentable indeed.

William Penn     (more by this author)

1644-1718 (Age at death: 74 approx.)

He was an English founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future U.S. State of Pennsylvania. He was known as an early champion of democracy and religious freedom and famous for his good relations and his treaties with the Lenape Indians. Under his direction, Philadelphia was planned and developed.

Country: USA

Type: Prose
Context: Other
Source: Some Fruits of Solitude
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