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It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.

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Philip Sidney
Age: 31 †
Born: 1554
Born: November 30
Died: 1586
Died: October 17
Diplomat
Military Personnel
Novelist
Poet
Politician
Kent
England
Sir Philip Sidney
Heart
Palms
Like
Strife
Endurance
Strive
Tree
Upwards
Strong
Burdened
Nature
Strives
Ever
Palm

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