“When he came back, I hid my face within my hands. He said: "Fear nothing. Who has seen our kiss? --Who saw us? The night and the moon." "And the stars and the first flush of dawn. The moon has… — 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
