"I saw you take his kiss!" "'Tis true."
"O, modesty!" "'Twas strictly kept:
He thought me asleep; at least, I knew
He thought I thought he thought I slept."


Book II, Canto VIII, III The Kiss. - The Angel In The House (1854)

Coventry Patmore Quotes

I saw you take his kiss! 'Tis true. O, modesty! 'Twas strictly kept: He thought me asleep; at least, I knew He thought I thought he thought I slept.

I saw you take his kiss! 'Tis true. O, modesty! 'Twas strictly kept: He thought me asleep; at least, I knew He thought I thought he thought I slept.

I saw you take his kiss! 'Tis true. O, modesty! 'Twas strictly kept: He thought me asleep; at least, I knew He thought I thought he thought I slept.

I saw you take his kiss! 'Tis true. O, modesty! 'Twas strictly kept: He thought me asleep; at least, I knew He thought I thought he thought I slept.