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The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep.
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The seaman's story is of tempest, the plowman's of his team of bulls; the soldier tells his wounds, the shepherd his tale of sheep.
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The sailor tells of winds, the ploughman of bulls, the soldier counts his wounds, the shepherd his sheep.
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Born:
47 BC
Died:
14 BC
(aged 33)
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