I drew my bride, beneath the moon, Across my threshold; hap… - Coventry Patmore

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I drew my bride, beneath the moon,
Across my threshold; happy hour!
But, ah, the walk that afternoon
We saw the water-flags in flower!

Coventry Patmore

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Coventry Kearsey Deighton Patmore (July 23, 1823 – November 26, 1896) was an English poet and critic.

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Birth Name: Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore

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He is irrational, however well he may be able to reason, who does not clearly see that good is good and truth truth.

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Uncommon things must be said in common words, if you would have them to be received in less than a century.

I drew my bride, beneath the moon, Across my threshold; happy hour! But, ah, the walk that afternoon We saw the water-flags in flower! - Coventry Patmore

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