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Who, for the poor renown of being smart, Would leave a sting within a brother's heart?

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Edward Young
Died: 1765
Died: April 5
Literary Critic
Playwright
Poet
Upham
Hampshire
Smart
Brother
Leave
Within
Poor
Heart
Would
Renown
Sting

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