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Chaste Quote by John Donne

“Take me to you, imprison me, for I, except you enthrall me, never shall be free, nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.” quote by John Donne — Download Open image

“Take me to you, imprison me, for I, except you enthrall me, never shall be free, nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.”

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