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The time of breeding is the time of doing children good; and not as many who think they have done fairly if they leave them a good portion after their decease.
The time of breeding is the time of doing children good; and not as many who think they have done fairly if they leave them a good portion after their decease.
Approximate author period: c. 1612 AD · renaissance
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- George Herbert
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- Approximate author period: c. 1612 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1593–1632)
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- Dictionary of Quotations (1893) (1893 AD)
Printed citation: George Herbert. · page_457
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