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The Phoenix riddle hath more wit By us, we two being one, are it. So to one neutral thing both sexes fit, We die and rise the same, and prove Mysterious by this love.
John Donne
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John Donne
Died: 1631
Died: March 31
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And dare love that, and say so too, And forget the He and She.
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