| Front | John Wilmot - A Song (Absent from thee) Explore: 'Dear, from thine Arms then let me flie, That my Fantastick mind may prove' x4 |
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| Back | •'let me flie' contradicts unwillingness to be tempted away from her - he is demanding her consent and not even trying to resist •'let me flie' suggested disingenuous as uses self-serving logic to persuade lady she should approve of his philandering •Liberates women as he asks for permission - relatively progressive for the time period •Fantastick means 'wild' in contemporary context •'prove' could mean test in contemporary context |
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