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Where is the man who has the power and skill To stem the torrent of a woman's will? For if she will, she will, you may depend on't, And if she won't, she won't, and there's an end on't.
Where is the man who has the power and skill To stem the torrent of a woman's will? For if she will, she will, you may depend on't, And if she won't, she won't, and there's an end on't.
Approximate author period: c. 1717 AD · early modern
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- Aaron Hill
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- Approximate author period: c. 1717 AD · early modern
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- Life and Literature (copyright 1910) (1910 AD)
Number 2058 · printed citation: Aaron Hill
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