What thou art is mine;
Our state cannot be severed, we are one,
One flesh; to lose thee were to lose my self.

John Milton

Paradise Lost

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Topic

Men and women Love

Author

John Milton

Source

Paradise Lost

Medium

Poem

Genre

Epic poem Religious literature

Statement Type

Profession of love

Language

English

Time

1667 1660s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. London: Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 8, I. 957.

Current Citation

"Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 9, I. 957.

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We never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when we do it out of conscience.

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Original Citation

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 895.

Current Citation

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The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."

Genesis 2:18

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Topic
Adam and Eve Men and women Relationships
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Citation

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He’s loved of the distracted multitude,
Who like not in their judgment, but their eyes.

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Topic
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Speaker
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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Current Citation

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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the end of Being and ideal Grace.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Topic
Being in love Love

Author

Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Source
Sonnets from the Portuguese
Medium
Sonnet Poem
Statement Type
Profession of love Question
Language
English
Time
1850 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. Sonnets from the Portuguese. London: Chapman and Hall, 1850, sonnet 43.

Current Citation

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. "Sonnets from the Portuguese." Aurora Leigh and Other Poems, edited by John Robert Glorney Bolton and Julia Bolton Holloway. Penguin Classics, 1996, sonnet 43.