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... marry her . Women are promiscuous ; no matter how kind a man is to his mistress , when he turns his back another man will " come aloft " with her ( Spenser used " come aloft " to mean " experience orgasm " [ cf. Faerie Queene , III.x ...
... marry her . Women are promiscuous ; no matter how kind a man is to his mistress , when he turns his back another man will " come aloft " with her ( Spenser used " come aloft " to mean " experience orgasm " [ cf. Faerie Queene , III.x ...
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... marry and in maturity by declaring it was too late ( other formal attacks ascribe this to Di- ogenes ) . Tasso uses what might be called a “ balancing formula , ” adduc- ing various ancient authorities who saw contrary types of women as ...
... marry and in maturity by declaring it was too late ( other formal attacks ascribe this to Di- ogenes ) . Tasso uses what might be called a “ balancing formula , ” adduc- ing various ancient authorities who saw contrary types of women as ...
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... marry a youth who is courting her , exclaims that she could never marry such a dwarf ; she is holding out for a really handsome man . The wife praises her own hus- band ; no worry about breath sniffing from him : he is the soul of indul ...
... marry a youth who is courting her , exclaims that she could never marry such a dwarf ; she is holding out for a really handsome man . The wife praises her own hus- band ; no worry about breath sniffing from him : he is the soul of indul ...
Contents
Exordium I | 1 |
The Genre | 13 |
The Elizabethan Controversy | 49 |
Copyright | |
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