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Loving if the answering breast Seem not to be thus possessed, Still in hoping have a care If it do, beware, beware! But if in yourself you find it, Above all things mind it, mind it!

Arthur Hugh Clough

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Arthur Hugh Clough
Age: 42 †
Born: 1819
Born: January 1
Died: 1861
Died: November 13
Poet
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City of Liverpool
Care
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Breasts
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Possessed
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