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O subtle love! a thousand wiles thou hast, by humble suit, by service, or by hire, to win a maiden's hold,--a thing soon done, for nature framed all women to be won.

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Torquato Tasso
Age: 51 †
Born: 1544
Born: March 11
Died: 1595
Died: May 25
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