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Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Quotes: I profess not to know how women's hearts are wooed and won. To me they have always been matters of riddle and admiration.
         

I profess not to know how women's hearts are wooed and won. To me they have always been matters of riddle and admiration.


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