Sir William Lovelace

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    “A man who would woo a fair maid,
    Should ‘prentice himself to the trade;
    And study all day,
    In methodical way,
    How to flatter, cajole, and persuade”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind,
    That from the nunnery
    Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind
    To war and arms I fly.”
    —Richard Lovelace (1618–1658)