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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 · 1854
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Love wakes men, once a lifetime each; They lift their heavy lids, and look; And, lo, what one sweet page can teach, They read with joy, then shut the book. — Coventry Patmore · 1854
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 · 1854
Love wakes men, once a lifetime each; They lift their heavy lids, and look; And, lo, what one sweet page can teach, They read with joy, then shut the book. — Coventry Patmore · 1854