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Put off thy cares with thy clothes so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.

Put off thy cares with thy clothes so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.

Approximate author period: c. 1618 AD · renaissance

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Author or tradition
Francis Quarles
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Approximate author period: c. 1618 AD · renaissance
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