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Arm the obdured breast with stubborn patience as with triple steel.

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John Milton
Age: 65 †
Born: 1608
Born: December 9
Died: 1674
Died: November 8
Poet
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Steel
Breasts
Patience
Arms
Triple
Breast
Stubborn

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