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MORE MODEST, MORE MANLY by ROBERT HERRICK

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First Line: TIS STILL OBSERV'D, THOSE MEN MOST VALIANT ARE
Last Line: THAT ARE MOST MODEST ERE THEY COME TO WARRE.
Subject(s): MODESTY;
'Tis still observ'd, those men most valiant are,
That are most modest ere they come to warre.



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