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A good man is kinder to his enemy than bad men are to their friends.

Joseph Hall

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Joseph Hall
Age: 82 †
Born: 1574
Born: July 1
Died: 1656
Died: September 8
Clergyman
Poet
Priest
Writer
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Leicestershire
Men
Kinder
Goodness
Enemy
Friends
Good

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