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Then Love, I beg, when next thou takest thy bow

Quote byRichard Lovelace · 1617–1658

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Lucasta (1649, '59), La Bella Bona Roba, st. 5 [variant: 'dear' for 'deer'].

English (original)

Then Love, I beg, when next thou takest thy bow, Thy angry shafts, and dost heart-chasing go, Pass rascal deer, strike me the largest doe.

— Richard Lovelace

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