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Richard Lovelace Scrutiny  Explore I Loved Round Thou

Front Richard Lovelace - The Scrutiny 
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'Then, if when I have loved my round
Thou provest the pleasant she' x4
Back •Moves to conditional future tense after pivotal connection 'then', caesura and conjunction 'if' 
•'my round' connotations of intercourse being like sessions - trivialising a passionate act to a game
•moved from 'thee' to impersonal and general 'she' - moving on from her already
•he's the prize she wins - hedonist ego

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