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Sense is our helmet, wit is but the plume The plume exposes, 'tis our helmet saves. Sense is the diamond, weighty, solid, sound When cut by wit, it casts a brighter beam Yet, wit apart, it is a diamond still.

Edward Young

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Edward Young
Died: 1765
Died: April 5
Literary Critic
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Poet
Upham
Hampshire
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Plume
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