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Conquer we shall, but, we must first contend! It's not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

Robert Herrick

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Robert Herrick
Age: 83 †
Born: 1591
Born: August 24
Died: 1674
Died: October 12
Poet
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London
England
First
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Must
Conquer
Victory
Fight
Shall
Fighting
Ends
Firsts
Contend

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