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Lesbie, lumière de mon âme, m'a envoyé une grenade: maintenant je fais peu de cas des autres fruits. Je dédaigne le coing au blanc duvet, et la châtaigne hérissée de dards; je ne veux ni des noix, ni des prunes luisantes. De tels present sont assez bons pour le grossier Corydon. Lesbie m'a aussi envoyé des gateaux que ses dents ont légèrement mordus; le miel de ses lèvres en a augmenté la douceur. Je ne sais ce qui est le meilleur à respirer, du doux parfum du miel, ou de son haleine, plus embaumée que le thym de Cécropie.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-09
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Word count: 99
Lesbia, the light of my soul, has sent me a pomegranate: and now I don’t care for other kinds of fruit. I disdain the quince with its white down, and the chestnut with all its spikes, I want neither walnuts nor shiny plums. Such presents are good enough for crude Corydon. Lesbia has also sent me cakes which her teeth have lightly nibbled; the honey of her lips has increased their sweetness. I don’t know which is better to inhale, the sweet smell of honey, or that of her breath more aromatic than Cecropian thyme.
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This text was added to the website: 2017-08-02
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