All about kisses / by Damocles [pseud.] ; with one hundred illustrations by Hablott K. Brown, (Phiz).

  • Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882.
Date:
[1876?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: All about kisses / by Damocles [pseud.] ; with one hundred illustrations by Hablott K. Brown, (Phiz). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ilje “ Tha kiss that you pressed on my lip Has but kindled more fiercely the fire, And e’en gods ’mfidst their raptures would weep, Did they burn as I do with desire. For scarce had my sou! felt the bliss. When you left me to mourn that ’twas given; Is this, to impart the sweet kiss. The nectar they boast of in heaven ? No, no—ah ! believe me, ’tis merely To sharpen the stings of desire. And make me but feel more severely The tortures by which I expire. So feels, when thirst parches the lip. The traveller, to whom rustics tell. Of the cool, sparkling stream he may sip. Yet refuse him access to the well.” “ Alas! madame, for stealing a kiss Have I so much therein your mind, offended ? Or, have I done so grievously amiss That by no means can it be e’er amended ? Revenge you, then,-^the readiest way is ttiis— Another give, and see me die with bliss!” THE EXD. W. Arnold & Co., Pi-inters, 40 & 41, Kii'by Street, Hatton Garden.