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So farewell hope, and with hope farewell fear,Farewell remorse: all good to me is lostEvil,be thou my good.

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John Milton
Age: 65 †
Born: 1608
Born: December 9
Died: 1674
Died: November 8
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Fear
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Farewell
Thou
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Hope

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