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Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude.”
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“The Sestos and Abydos of her breasts
Not of two lovers, but two loves the nests.”
No. 18, Love's Progress, line 61
Elegies
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Not of two lovers, but two loves the nests." by John Donne?
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