John Milton:

And the fair Sex, whose chief delight is to be thought of, and who, for that reason, love to live in the midst of a crowd, and to be admired by all, cannot but be displeased at a solitude, which deprives them of all these pleasures.

— John Milton Early Modern

Paradise Lost

Context

The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce

Date / Period

1643

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16604/16604-h/16604-h.htm

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

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