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THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE: BOOK 1. CANTO 10. PRELUDE. THE DEVICES by COVENTRY KERSEY DIGHTON PATMORE

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First Line: LOVE, KISS'D BY WISDOM, WAKES TWICE LOVE
Last Line: THIS WISDOM'S BE, THAT LOVE'S DEVICE.

Love, kiss'd by Wisdom, wakes twice Love,
And Wisdom is, thro' loving, wise.
Let Dove and Snake, and Snake and Dove,
This Wisdom's be, that Love's device.



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