A Woman is a foreign land,
Of which, though there he settle young,
A man will ne'er quite understand
The customs, politics, and tongue.

Coventry Patmore

The Angel in the House

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Gender relations Men and women

Author

Coventry Patmore

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The Angel in the House

Medium

Poem

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English

Time

1854 1850s 19th century

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United Kingdom Europe

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Patmore, Coventry. The Angel in the House. Self-published, 1854, bk. 2, canto 9, prelude 2.

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