| T. R. Smith, comp. Poetica Erotica: Rare and Curious Amatory Verse. 1921–22. | | | | Love Charms | | By Alfred Bryan (1871–1958) |
| | (From Pagan Love Lyrics, 1921)
IF I cannot be your Master, let me be your Slave! | |
| Let me be the wanton of your breast! | |
| Let me be the lover of your limb! | |
| Torture me until the ultimate I crave. | |
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| Let me lift unto your lips a redder cup of wine! | 5 |
| Let me whisper in your ear some new desire— | |
| A warrior flame your white flesh to incarnadine. | |
| Then, let my love put out the fire. | |
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| Wed me. Make me swear allegiance to your breast, | |
| And tell me that your body I must share | 10 |
| With other lovers,—more of you possessed,— | |
| So I have you some time, what need I care? | | | | |
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