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" Dear fatal name! rest ever unreveal'd,
Nor pass these lips in holy silence seal'd.
Hide it, my heart, within that close disguise,
Where mixed with Gods, his lov'd idea lies:
O write it not, my hand - the name appears
Already written - wash it out, my tears!
In vain lost Eloisa weeps and prays,
Her heart still dictates, and her hand obeyes. "

Alexander Pope , Eloisa to Abelard


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Alexander Pope quote : Dear fatal name! rest ever unreveal'd,<br />Nor pass these lips in holy silence seal'd.<br />Hide it, my heart, within that close disguise, <br />Where mixed with Gods, his lov'd idea lies:<br />O write it not, my hand - the name appears<br />Already written - wash it out, my tears!<br />In vain lost Eloisa weeps and prays,<br />Her heart still dictates, and her hand obeyes.