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Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter

Robert Greene

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Robert Greene
Age: 34 †
Born: 1558
Born: July 11
Died: 1592
Died: September 3
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Norwich
Norfolk
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Shepherds
Strike
Sheep
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Scatter

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