Lo! with a little rod I did but touch the honey of romance

Oscar Wilde
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Lo! with a little rod I did but touch the honey of romance — And must I lose a soul's inheritance? ✨ Oscar Wilde (2013). The Artist As Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde, p.12, Random House
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Lo! with a little rod I did but touch the honey of romance — And must I lose a soul's inheritance? ✨ Oscar Wilde (2013). The Artist As Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde, p.12, Random House

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