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Cyril and Lionel, and Other Poems
1884
Marc-André Raffalovich
London : Keagan Paul, Trench & Co.
French
Poetry
102pp
Gay Men, Decadence
Shall I never feel his mouth
( Scarlet show the lips I love )
Near as blossoms of the south,
Blooms I kiss through scented hours
Summary
Fifteen poems, mostly queer and several in French. Highlights: "Shame and Beauty", "Les Aveux Du Silence", "To The Best Beloved", "Love and Weariness," "Passion."
More Info
Also see:
"Say It with Flowers: The Poetry of Marc-André Raffalovich" (1997) by Ed Madden
"Discovery of books from the library of Oscar Wilde" (2016) by Gerald Cloud for pictures of Wilde's copy.
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Editions
London : Keagan Paul, Trench & Co. (1884) first edition cover. Hosted by Google and uploaded by the University of Chicago. Cover and spine also seen at Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers.
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