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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
George Herbert
Born: April 3, 1593
Died: March 1, 1633 (aged 39)
Bio: George Herbert was a Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest.
Known for:
- The Temple (1633)
- Poems of George Herbert
- The country parson
- The complete English poems
- The English poems of George Herbert
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