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Coventry Patmore (1823-1896)

The Kiss


              1"I saw you take his kiss!" "'Tis true."
              2    "O, modesty!" "'Twas strictly kept:
              3"He thought me asleep; at least, I knew
              4    "He thought I thought he thought I slept."


Online text copyright © 2009, Ian Lancashire (the Department of English) and the University of Toronto.
Published by the Web Development Group, Information Technology Services, University of Toronto Libraries.

Original text: Coventry Patmore, The Angel in the House, Book II (London: J. W. Parker, 1856). PR 5142 A75 1854 Robarts Library
First publication date: 1856
RPO poem editor: J. D. Robins
RP edition: 2RP.2.556; RPO 1996-2000.
Recent editing: 2:2002/1/30

Rhyme: abab


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