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My wealth is health and perfect ease My conscience clear my chief defence I neither seek by bribes to please, Nor by deceit to breed offence. Thus do I live thus will I die. Would all did so well as I!

Edward Dyer

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Edward Dyer
Age: 64 †
Born: 1543
Born: January 1
Died: 1607
Died: January 1
Poet
Politician
Glastonbury
Somerset
Perfect
Conscience
Offence
Live
Seek
Breed
Wells
Neither
Defence
Well
Please
Deceit
Would
Health
Chief
Wealth
Chiefs
Clear
Ease
Bribes
Dies
Thus
Bribe

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