"The man whose silent days In harmless joys are spent, Whom hopes cannot delude, Nor sorrow discontent:That man needs neither towers Nor armour for defence, Nor secret vaults to fly From thunder's violence."
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Thomas Campion
Thomas Campion (sometimes Campian) (February 12, 1567 – March 1, 1620) was an English composer, poet and physician.
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