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When words we want, love teacheth to indite And what we blush to speak, she bids us write.

Robert Herrick

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Robert Herrick
Age: 83 †
Born: 1591
Born: August 24
Died: 1674
Died: October 12
Poet
Writer
London
England
Writing
Love
Bids
Blush
Words
Speak
Write

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Know when to speak - for many times it brings danger, to give the best advice to kings.
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