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The darts of love are blunted by maiden modesty.
Miguel de Cervantes
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Miguel de Cervantes
Age: 69 †
Born: 1547
Born: January 1
Died: 1616
Died: April 23
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra
Miguel de Cervantes Cortinas
Miguel de Cervantes y Cortinas
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She fights and vanquishes in me, and I live and breathe in her, and I have life and being.
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The stomach carries the heart, and not the heart the stomach.
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