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They love indeed who quake to say they love.

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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
Quake
Indeed
Love
Life

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A fair woman shall not only command without authority but persuade without speaking.
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What doth better become wisdom than to discern what is worthy the living.
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