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In this wild world the fondest and the best Are the most tried, most troubled and distress'd.

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George Crabbe
Age: 79 †
Born: 1754
Born: December 24
Died: 1834
Died: February 3
Entomologist
Medicine
Poet
Surgeon
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Suffolk
Best
World
Fondest
Troubled
Distress
Adversity
Wild
Tried

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