John Wilmot, The Complete Poems
"How blest was the created state Of man and woman, ere they fell,Compared to our unhappy fate:We need not fear another hell."
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"How blest was the created state Of man and woman, ere they fell,Compared to our unhappy fate:We need not fear another hell."
John Wilmot, The Complete Poems
"A kind of losing loadum is their game,Where the worst writer has the greatest fame."
John Wilmot, The Complete Poems
"Then, if to make your ruin more,You'll peevishly be coy,Die with the scandal of a whore And never know the joy."
John Wilmot, The Complete Poems
"Now piercèd is her virgin zone;She feels the foe within it. She hears a broken amorous groan,The panting lover's fainting moan,Just in the happy minute."
John Wilmot, The Complete Poems
"God bless our good and gracious King,Whose promise none relies on;Who never said a foolish thing,Nor ever did a wise one."
John Wilmot, The Complete Poems
"For Hell and the foul fiend that rules God's everlasting fiery jails(Devised by rogues, dreaded by fools),With his grim, grisly dog that keeps the door,Are senseless stories, idle tales,Dreams, whimseys, and no more."
John Wilmot, The Complete Poems
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