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Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

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George Herbert
Age: 39 †
Born: 1593
Born: April 3
Died: 1633
Died: March 1
Cleric
Poet
Politician
Priest
Writer
Montgomery
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Coffers
Letters
Neither
Eyes
Eye
Hands

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