“Mother inexhaustible and incorruptible, creatures, born the first, engendered by thyself and by thyself conceived, issue of thyself alone and seeking joy within thyself, Astarte! Oh! Perpetually fertilized, virgin and nurse of all that is, chaste and lascivious, pure and… — Pierre Louÿs Copy Share Image
“When he came back, I hid my face within my hands. He said: "Fear nothing. Who has seen our kiss? --Who saw us? The… — Pierre Louÿs Copy Share Image
“He crushes me so hard that I shall break, frail little creature that I know I am; but once he is in me nothing… — Pierre Louÿs Copy Share Image
“Mother inexhaustible and incorruptible, creatures, born the first, engendered by thyself and by thyself conceived, issue of thyself alone and seeking joy within thyself,… — Pierre Louÿs Copy Share Image
“I left the bed as she had left it, unmade and rumpled, coverlets awry, so that her body's print might rest still warm beside… — Pierre Louÿs Copy Share Image
“I undressed to climb a tree; my naked thighs embraced the smooth and humid bark; my sandals climbed upon the branches. High up, but… — Pierre Louÿs Copy Share Image
