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To satisfy the sharp desire I had Of tasting those fair apples, I resolv'd Not to defer; hunger and thirst at once Powerful persuaders, quicken'd at the scent Of that alluring fruit, urged me so keen.
To satisfy the sharp desire I had Of tasting those fair apples, I resolv'd Not to defer; hunger and thirst at once Powerful persuaders, quicken'd at the scent Of that alluring fruit, urged me so keen.
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 37 · quotation 17 · Milton · Paradise Lost. Bk. IX. L. 584.
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