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riding　the　brideless　fleas；　of　bridling　with　the　golden　clouds　thy

chameleon　chimeras；　of　metamorphosing　the　realities　of　life　into

figures　clothed　with　the　rainbow；　caparisoned　with　roseate　dreams；　and

mantled　with　wings　blue　as　the　eyes　of　the　partridge。　By　the　Body　and

the　Blood；　by　the　Censer　and　the　Seal；　by　the　Book　and　the　Sword；　by

the　Rag　and　the　Gold；　by　the　Sound　and　the　Colour；　if　thou　does　but

return　once　into　that　hovel　of　elegies　where　eunuchs　find　ugly　women

for　imbecile　sultans；　I'll　curse　thee；　I'll　rave　at　thee；　I'll　make

thee　fast　from　roguery　and　love；　I'll



Phist！　Here　she　is　astride　a　sunbeam　with　a　volume　that　is　ready　to

burst　with　merry　meteors！　She　plays　in　their　prisms；　tearing　about　so

madly；　so　wildly；　so　boldly；　so　contrary　to　good　sense；　so　contrary　to

good　manners；　so　contrary　to　everything；　that　one　has　to　touch　her

with　long　feathers；　to　follow　her　siren's　tail　in　the　golden　facets

which　trifle　among　the　artifices　of　these　new　pearls　of　laughter。　Ye

gods！　but　she　is　sporting　herself　in　them　like　a　hundred　schoolboys　in

a　hedge　full　of　blackberries；　after　vespers。　To　the　devil　with　the

magister！　The　volume　is　finished！　Out　upon　work！　What　ho！　my　jovial

friends；　this　way！











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