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THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE: BOOK 1. CANTO 5. PRELUDE. VENUS VICTRIX by COVENTRY KERSEY DIGHTON PATMORE

Poet Analysis

First Line: FATAL IN FORCE, YET GENTLE IN WILL
Last Line: SHE'S DRAWN HERSELF BY WHAT SHE ATTRACTS.

Fatal in force, yet gentle in will,
Defeats, from her, are tender pacts,
For, like the kindly lodestone, still
She's drawn herself by what she attracts.



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