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Man is all symmetry Full of proportions, one limb to another, And all to all the world besides Each part may call the farthest, brother For head with foot hath private amity And both with moons and tides.
George Herbert
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George Herbert
Age: 39 †
Born: 1593
Born: April 3
Died: 1633
Died: March 1
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