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And thou my minde aspire to higher things Grow rich in that which never taketh rust.

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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
Never
Aspire
Thou
Grow
Higher
Grows
Rich
Knowledge
Things
Rust

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