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The strongest poison ever known came from Caesar's laurel crown.
William Blake
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William Blake
Age: 69 †
Born: 1757
Born: November 28
Died: 1827
Died: August 12
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Uil'iam Bleik
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General good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocite, flatterer.
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Where mercy, love, and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too.
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