Coventry Patmore, De Natura Deorum.
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How should great Jove himself do else than miss To win the woman he forgets to kiss.
— Coventry Patmore on Kissing
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Kissing" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 416-19.)
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About Coventry Patmore
Coventry Kearsey Deighton Patmore (July 23, 1823 – November 26, 1896) was an English poet and critic.
About Coventry Patmore
Coventry Kearsey Deighton Patmore (July 23, 1823 – November 26, 1896) was an English poet and critic.
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