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For contemplation he, and valour formed; For softness she, and sweet attractive grace; He for God only, she for God in him: His fair large front and eye sublime, declared Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clustering, but not beneath his shoulders broad: She as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorned golden tresses wore Dishevelled, but in wanton ringlets waved As the vine curls her tendrils: which implied Subjection, but required with gentle sway, And by her yielded, by him best received.
For contemplation he, and valour formed; For softness she, and sweet attractive grace; He for God only, she for God in him: His fair large front and eye sublime, declared Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clustering, but not beneath his shoulders broad: She as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorned golden tresses wore Dishevelled, but in wanton ringlets waved As the vine curls her tendrils: which implied Subjection, but required with gentle sway, And by her yielded, by him best received.
Approximate author period: c. 1641 AD · renaissance
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- John Milton
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- Approximate author period: c. 1641 AD · renaissance
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 11 · printed citation: Milton · subject: ADAM AND EVE
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