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Thomas Otway - Capture 1709
Identifier
013249
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
Thomas Otway (3 March 1652 – 14 April 1685) was an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for Venice Preserv'd, or A Plot Discover'd (1682).
William Blake - Thomas Otway - Manchester City Gallery - Tempera on canvas c 1800
A description of the experience
Thomas Otway - Capture 1709
I did but look and love awhile
Twas but for one half hour
Then to resist I had no will
And now I have no power