Famous Quotes | Adam had learned the jolly deed...

Adam had learned the jolly deed of kind:
He took her in his arms and there and then
Like the clean beasts, embracing from behind,
Began in joy to found the breed of men. - Alec Derwent Hope
Attribution: Alec Derwent Hope (b. 1907), Australian poet. Imperial Adam (l. 25–28). . . Norton Anthology of Poetry, The. Alexander W. Allison and others, eds. (3d ed., 1983) W. W. Norton & Company.

Categories: Adam And Eve, Sex

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