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Lord of himself, though not of lands; And having nothing, yet hath all.

The Character of a Happy Life · 1651

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Wotton, Henry. "The Character of a Happy Life." Reliquiae Wottonianae. London: R. Marriot, G. Bedel, and T. Garthwait, 1651, st. 6.

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