| T. R. Smith, comp. Poetica Erotica: Rare and Curious Amatory Verse. 1921–22. | | | | Enthralled | | By Alfred Bryan (1871–1958) |
| | (From Pagan Love Lyrics, 1921)
TEACH me to sin— | |
| In love’s forbidden ways, | |
| For you can make all passion pure; | |
| The magic lure of your sweet eyes | |
| Each shape of sin makes virtue praise. | 5 |
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| Teach me to sin— | |
| Enslave me to your wanton charms, | |
| Crush me in your velvet arms | |
| And make me, make me love you. | |
| Make me fire your blood with new desire, | 10 |
| And make me kiss you—lip and limb, | |
| Till senses reel and pulses swim. | |
| Aye! even if you hate me, | |
| Teach me to sin. | | | | |
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