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George Herbert
Age: 39 †
Born: 1593
Born: April 3
Died: 1633
Died: March 1
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To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
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Who sweeps a room, as for Thy laws, makes that and the action fine.
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The wind in ones face makes one wise.
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Every path hath a puddle.
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Though punishment be slow, still it comes.
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Grief melts away Like snow in May, As if there were no such cold thing.
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Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son makes him a foole.
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