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A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined and dies in singularity.

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Jeremy Taylor
Age: 53 †
Born: 1613
Born: August 15
Died: 1667
Died: August 13
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Apple
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Celibate
Perpetual
Celibacy
Alone
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Dies
Dwells
Heart
Sits
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Confined
Sweetness

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