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Mark but this flea, and mark in this

Quote byJohn Donne · 1572–1631

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Songs and Sonnets, The Flea, line 1.

English (original)

Mark but this flea, and mark in this, How little that which thou deniest me is; It suck’d me first, and now sucks thee, And in this flea our two bloods mingled be.

— John Donne

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