Implied Subjection, But Requir'd With Gentle Sway, And By Her Yielded, By Him Best Receiv'd,-- Yielded With Coy Submission, Modest Pride, And Sweet, Reluctant, Amorous Delay.

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Implied
Subjection, but requir'd with gentle sway,
And by her yielded, by him best receiv'd,--
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet, reluctant, amorous delay.
-- John Milton (1608-1674)
-- Paradise Lost, Book iv, Line 307

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