The Kiss
The Kiss
Original Text
Coventry Patmore, The Angel in the House, Book II (London: J. W. Parker, 1856). PR 5142 A75 1854 Robarts Library
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."
Publication Start Year
1856
RPO poem Editors
J. D. Robins
RPO Edition
2RP.2.556; RPO 1996-2000.
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