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Virtues neglected then, adored become, And graces slighted, blossom on the tomb.

George Crabbe

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George Crabbe
Age: 79 †
Born: 1754
Born: December 24
Died: 1834
Died: February 3
Entomologist
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Poet
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Suffolk
Neglected
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Slighted
Grace
Adored
Virtue
Graces
Become
Tomb
Tombs
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