Love
The Devices
From The Angel in the House
Love
Love, kiss’d by Wisdom, wakes twice Love,
And Wisdom is, thro’ loving, wise.
Let Dove and Snake, and Snake and Dove,
This Wisdom’s be, that Love’s device.
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MLA
Patmore, Coventry. “The Devices.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/patmore/150/.
Chicago
Patmore, Coventry. “The Devices.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/patmore/150/.
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