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To rage, to lust, to write to, to commend

Quote byJohn Donne · 1572–1631

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Songs and Sonnets, Love's Deity, stanza 3.

English (original)

To rage, to lust, to write to, to commend, All is the purlieu of the god of love.

— John Donne

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