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The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.

Edmund Waller

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Edmund Waller
Age: 81 †
Born: 1606
Born: March 3
Died: 1687
Died: October 21
Poet
Politician
Writer
Coleshill
Buckinghamshire
Gentleman that loves the peace
True son of the Church of England and a lover of his countries liberty
Edmund Waller
Lofty
Humble
Field
Shuns
Silent
Lark
Build
Boughs
Fields
Larks
Lies
Nest
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Nests

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