Spreading her silken Blushes - does she know That I have come to smell and not to Buy? XXVIII Ah, Rose, assume a gentle Avarice And hoard the soft Allurements that entice; For One will come who holds the Golden Means To buy your Blushes at the Standard Price. XXIX Down to the Deeps of Sheol, anguish-torn, I've hurtled Beauty to a State forlorn, Beauty the Curse, - yet if a Curse it be, With what an Equanimity 'tis borne! XXX What shallow Guerdon of terrestrial Strife, For him who quits this Donjon Keep of Life, To read the ...
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Spreading her silken Blushes - does she know That I have come to smell and not to Buy? XXVIII Ah, Rose, assume a gentle Avarice And hoard the soft Allurements that entice; For One will come who holds the Golden Means To buy your Blushes at the Standard Price. XXIX Down to the Deeps of Sheol, anguish-torn, I've hurtled Beauty to a State forlorn, Beauty the Curse, - yet if a Curse it be, With what an Equanimity 'tis borne! XXX What shallow Guerdon of terrestrial Strife, For him who quits this Donjon Keep of Life, To read the World's expectant Epitaph: "He left a handsome Widow in his Wife!" XXXI Before the Dawn's Encroachment I awoke And heard again the bodeful Adage spoke: Society Engagements are like Eggs - You know not what's Inside them till they're Broke. XXXII Creation stands between the Won't and Will
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. First edition. Cover and illustrations by Gelett Burgess. 50pp. Perfectbound in illustrated wrappers. Very good with ink owner name and moderate wear to yapped edges including nicks, tears and chips. A parody of the classic work.
