Sacred Texts: The Classics

The Songs of Bilitis: III. Epigrams in the Isle of Cyprus: The Tomb of a Young Courtesan

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Here lies the fragile body of Lydia, little dove, the happiest of all the courtesans, who, more than any other, cared for orgies, and floating hair, soft dances and hyacinth-colored tunics. More than any other she adored the savorous throat-caresses, kisses on the check, games that the lamp alone is witness of, and love which breaks the body with its strength. And now she is a little shade.

The Songs of Bilitis: III. Epigrams in the Isle of Cyprus: The Tomb of a Young Courtesan

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