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Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?

John Donne

British Poet

Born: 1572

Died: Mar 31, 1631

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Fool, Old, Busy, Sun, Thou, Run, Must, Windows, Through, Unruly, Thus, Thy, Call, Motions, Curtains, Lovers, Dost, Us, Why, Seasons

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