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Strike when thou wilt, the hour of rest, but let my last days be my best.

Robert Browning

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Robert Browning
Age: 77 †
Born: 1812
Born: May 7
Died: 1889
Died: December 12
Dramaturgy
Playwright
Poet
Writer
London
England
Robert Barrett Browning
Browning
Rest
Days
Hours
Lasts
Wilt
Last
Strike
Best
Strikes
Thou
Hour

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