| T. R. Smith, comp. Poetica Erotica: Rare and Curious Amatory Verse. 1921–22. | | | | Little Lessons | | Anonymous |
| | (From The Point of View, U.S., 1905) |
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“THE LOVE I bear you, dearest, | |
| Would make the sweetest tale, | |
| We’d sail upon a sea of bliss, | |
| And I would lift the sail. | |
| Our happiness would be sublime, | 5 |
| Surpassing tongue or pen. | |
| You may as well learn things from me, | |
| As to learn from other men.” | |
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| “Oh! you have touched me—deeply—” | |
| The young thing whispered low. | 10 |
| He pleaded: “Come! oh! come with me.” | |
| She could not answer: “No.” | |
| She said: “I’ll be your pupil.” | |
| And softly added then: | |
| “I may as well learn things from you | 15 |
| As to learn from other men.” | |
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| They dined alone that evening, | |
| And the young man got his wish. | |
| They even broke the unwritten law | |
| Of: “Nevaire before zee feesh.” | 20 |
| At half-past-three, next morning, | |
| He staggered home again. | |
| She had taught him tricks he never knew, | |
| That she’d learned from other men. | | | |
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