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Good deeds in this life are coals raked up in embers, to make a fire next day

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Thomas Overbury
Age: 32 †
Born: 1581
Born: June 18
Died: 1613
Died: September 14
Poet
Warwickshire
England
Sir Thomas Overbury
Deeds
Fire
Next
Make
Raked
Good
Coals
Life
Embers
Benevolence
Coal

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