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First assay / To stuff thy mind with solid bravery; / Then march on gallant: get substantial worth: / Boldness gilds finely, and will set it forth.
First assay / To stuff thy mind with solid bravery; / Then march on gallant: get substantial worth: / Boldness gilds finely, and will set it forth.
Approximate historical placement: c. 1612 AD · renaissance
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- George Herbert
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- Approximate historical placement: c. 1612 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1593–1632)
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- Dictionary of Quotations (1893) (1893 AD)
Printed citation: George Herbert. · page_106
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