| T. R. Smith, comp. Poetica Erotica: Rare and Curious Amatory Verse. 1921–22. | | | | Ich liebe solche weisse Glieder | | By Heinrich Heine (1797–1856) |
| | (Catherine, III.; translated by Louis Untermeyer) |
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I LOVE this white and slender body, | |
| These limbs that answer Love’s caresses, | |
| Passionate eyes, and forehead covered | |
| With heavy waves of thick, black tresses. | |
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| You are the very one I’ve searched for | 5 |
| In many lands, in every weather. | |
| You are my sort; you understand me; | |
| As equals we can talk together. | |
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| In me you’ve found the man you care for. | |
| And, for a while, you’ll richly pay me | 10 |
| With kindness, kisses and endearments— | |
| And then, as usual, you’ll betray me. | | | |
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