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“The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.”
 
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Name:   Edmund Waller
 
Nationality:   English
 
Date of Birth:   Mar 3, 1606
 
Date of Death:   Oct 21,  1687
 
Profession:   Poet
 
 
 
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