John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester: Quotes about love

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester was English poet, and peer of the realm. Explore interesting quotes on love.
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester: 68 quotes2 likes

“Thou treacherous, base deserter of my flame,
False to my passion, fatal to my fame,
Through what mistaken magic dost thou prove
So true to lewdness, so untrue to love?”

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

The Imperfect Enjoyment.
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“But oh, how slowly minutes roll
When absent from her eyes,
That feed my love, which is my soul:
It languishes and dies.”

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

The Mistress: A Song, ll. 5–8.
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“Love, the most generous passion of the mind
The softest refuge innocence can find”

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

A Letter from Artemisia in Town to Chloe in the Country (1679)

“Naked she lay, clasped in my longing arms,
I filled with love, and she all over charms;
Both equally inspired with eager fire,
Melting through kindness, flaming in desire.
With arms, legs, lips close clinging to embrace.”

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

The Imperfect Enjoyment (published 1680).
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