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“And ever against eating cares Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse, Such as the meeting soul may pierce, In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out.”
Provenance
- Source:
- L'Allegro. Line 135.
- Type:
- Book
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 3ee31216bf352892254eb372fb3465326334e39fdce3a72d882cd659fa1f0387
public domain
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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