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There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can hurt.

George Herbert

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George Herbert
Age: 39 †
Born: 1593
Born: April 3
Died: 1633
Died: March 1
Cleric
Poet
Politician
Priest
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Montgomery
Powys
Though
Littles
Little
Sometimes
Never
Men
Hurt

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