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1910 · PDF PAGE 42

The Scented Garden

…is that the sound apple does not pity the bad apple any more than the bad orange. Ed. 7. Conversely, it is interesting to observe that a woman can afford two pleasures to a woman, (1) tribadism (cunnus and cunnum). (2) cunnilingism. A man can afford three pleasures to a woman, exclusively : (1) sodomy. (2) irrumation (pleasure of the fellatrix). (3) copulation.

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1910 · PDF PAGE 34

The Scented Garden

…a : and so on. (These latter forms are so symbolic that sense of sex is a minor matter.) A man can afford to a man two pleasures which a woman cannot give him : namely : (1) passive sodomy. (pleasure of the pathic) (2) irrumation. (pleasure of the fellator)7 The latter is a small matter, and we are justified in concluding that as far as gross gratifications go, the advantage, substantial though slight, rests with the woman. The supreme pleasures are common to both, except cunnilingism (especially during the monthly courses) on the one side, and…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 82

The Scented Garden

…wn people with the Bible. 5. A last touch of the whip. 6. As a witty Irishman remarks, “ There is only one argument that will convince a woman — the argument in a circle.” 7. A very profound allegory. Laila being the Jinn, this passage means that since the revelation of the Method of true communion between man and God, magic or dealing with Jinn should be left to Jews (and other heathen), stigmatized as goat- faced because of their materialistic or gross views of the universe. The Haji was however accused of Christianizing tendencies on account…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 69

The Scented Garden

…omon. The latter (as usual) imprisoned him in a brass globe and threw him into the sea. 6. All this is so much the more insulting as the woman and the pig are such unclean beasts. See Frazer “ Adonis, Attis, Osiris ” Book 1. Cap. IV. p. 36 in reference to a shrine of Hercules at Hades (Cadiz) an early Tyrian colony “ Neither women nor pigs might pollute the holy place by their pres- ence.” So that we need not attribute the Mohom- medan view to the Inspiration of Allah ; others had noticed it before.

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1910 · PDF PAGE 119

The Scented Garden

…eed, nurse, educate, and perform those physical tasks for which their coars- er nervous system and lack of intelligence fit them. But no woman is a fit companion for a man ; she of necessity degrades him. Luckily, in the case of the best men, she disgusts him. How many women have left any mark on history, save by the excess of their impudicities and whore- doms ? We must exclude those born to queendom. I can think but of one, Jeanne d’Arc, an example of the opposite abnormality, frigidity.

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1910 · PDF PAGE 118

The Scented Garden

…contemptible member of El Qahar the sage.” 1. I have seen such women in Tehuantepee, Moharbhanj, and other places. But even an Eng- lish woman acquires the human figure if deprived

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1910 · PDF PAGE 51

The Scented Garden

… with an arrow. Lamb (sideways on) lying down. CORILLON — Is very strong, having the paws and body of a couchant lion. But its face is a woman’s with her hair like an Egyptian Queen’s. GRAMON — Is a tortoise of light colour with a knob- by shell. MAGALAST — Like a very small green frog with a red 4-pointed star on his head.

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1910 · PDF PAGE 50

The Scented Garden

…-bodied black sphinx. DORAK — Is a very misshapen monkey, of slate co- lour. The hands are very human, as also the ears. The body like a woman. TACHAN — A red pelican’s head, a shrunken brown four-legged body. IKONOK — A very black toad with bright red eyes and much gold on his salient points. KEMAL — A big bird, pigeon’s head, grey. The wings are very long, with rosy tips.

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1910 · PDF PAGE 131

The Scented Garden

…hat the orthodox Muslim probably fears the defilement of his mouth, or that of his lover. He would not object to being thus excited by a woman, who is already from crown to sole one mass of

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1910 · PDF PAGE 18

The Scented Garden

…‘ Ismat of Bokhara ’ — not to mention the obscene Chinese Aphorisms of Kwaw. Yet no doubt though Hafiz sings chiefly of wine, Solomon of Woman, and ‘ Ismat of harloty, we sooner pardon these freedoms because we our- selves can understand, though we can never ap- prove of them : but they seem innocent indeed

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1910 · PDF PAGE 90

The Scented Garden

…ends on the pun — a somewhat significant one ! — between [Persian text] uncons- cious, stupefied and [Persian text] matron, a vir- tuous woman. 5. An excellent prescription. Olive oil is of course meant.

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1910 · PDF PAGE 33

The Scented Garden

…at cheer- fully, since it will incidentally enable me to justify that very remarkable phrase used above, the spiri- tuality of Sodomy. A woman can afford two pleasures to a man, which a boy cannot : namely : (1) the pleasure of the cunnilinge. (2) common copulation. (both these either with or without ‘ Red and white roses ’ i.e., menses and leucorrhoea.) Common to either sex (besides opifex and arti- fex) are obviously all forms of masturbation with the hand, mouth, breast, armpit, etc : active sod- omy : most forms of sadism and masochism ;

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1910 · PDF PAGE 43

The Scented Garden

…f man. This explains why very few women are ex- clusively Sapphists, but many bimetallists ; and enables one to comprehend the hatred of woman for sodomy, and the toleration with which men re- gard Sapphism. 8. I cannot too strongly urge my readers to se- lect their lovers from their equals in rank and for- tune. It is the only safeguard against betrayal ; further, it fulfills the Greek ideal, and silences the voice of adverse criticism. A. L. Solon properly forbade the practice of sodomy to slaves ; and perhaps after all the English, slaves at…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 37

The Scented Garden

…he German model, but the good Bimetallist will forgive me. He will know that the old poet was right who wrote : “ The passion of man for woman May serve a lad for a span. But utterly superhuman

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1910 · PDF PAGE 19

The Scented Garden

…, have built a great rampart of argument to that effect.2 But Abdullah no doubt considered that the specific differences between man and woman vitiated the symbol, since man is formed in the image of God, and in Muslim theology is not supposed to have forfeited the same. It may here be remarked (as a bulwark to this contention) that el Haji is conspicuous — in fact, incurs reproach in consequence — for his in- novation in the matter of scientific precision. Hafiz uses his symbols vaguely : the tresses of his mi- stress are no doubt the Glories …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 78

The Scented Garden

… witness that there is no God but God, and Mo- hammed is his prophet (i.e. about to resign himself to death), when he is lifted out by a woman’s hand and set on solid earth again. “ O ass ! how dost thou dare awaken Ayeshah the promised wife of the Prophet of Allah ? ” “ O Ayeshah ! I met a cer- tain dog, who bore witness that thou wast tighter than it is possible to believe, the liar ! ” “ Verily, o ass, but Omar hath passed by since then.” Ed.] 7. The same phrase is used as in the story of this name in Alf Laylah wa Laylah. Possibly some

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