| Front | Context of A Song (Absent from thee) - John Wilmot x4 |
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| Back | •Written in the 17th century Restoration period - Charles II restores Royalists •Reaction against puritans - (morality imposed on society by Cromwell) •Typical of R period & Cavalier poetry - amoral figure seeking sexual gratification with disregard for Christian marriage values & lives true to carpe diem & hedonist spirit •Libertine |
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