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And friend received with thumps upon the back.

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Edward Young
Died: 1765
Died: April 5
Literary Critic
Playwright
Poet
Upham
Hampshire
Received
Friendship
Friend
Upon
Back

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Of boasting more than of a bomb afraid, A soldier should be modest as a maid.
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