One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. ✨ George Herbert (183…

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One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. ✨ George Herbert (1836). The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2]., p.168
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One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. ✨ George Herbert (1836). The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2]., p.168

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