“Son, if a maiden love thee, thou shalt appear handsome in her sight; she shall praise thine eyes, and the corners of thy mouth, yea, she shall admire thy hands. Though thou wert even as the orangutan yet shall she paint thee with fancies.” IfsLoveHandsEyeSonMouthsSightPraisePaintCornersAdmireTheeFancyHandsomeMaidensOrangutans Author:Gelett Burgess
“Son, heed my instruction, and apply thyself to know women; let thine eyes observe her when she is with another, for what she doeth with him, she will do with thee, also.” KnowsEyeWomenSonTheeInstructionThyselfHeed Author:Gelett Burgess
“There is indeed no such thing in life as absolute darkness; one's eyes revolt and hasten to fill the vacuum by floating in sparks, dream patterns, figures whimsical and figures grotesque, shifting and clad in complementary colors, to appease the indignant cups and rods of the retina.” DreamEyeSpiritualityDarknessFiguresColorAbsolutesPatternsCupsMysticismSparksThings In LifeFloatingShiftingVacuumsRevoltGrotesqueAppeaseWhimsicalComplementaryIndignantComplementary Colors Book:The Romance of the Commonplace Source: The Romance of the Commonplace
