Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be r…

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Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling. And being restrain'd it by degrees becomes passive till it is only the shadow of desire. ✨ William Blake, The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell
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Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling. And being restrain'd it by degrees becomes passive till it is only the shadow of desire. ✨ William Blake, The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell

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