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Les Fleurs du Mal [The Flowers of Evil], Part 1, #29 "Le Serpent qui danse [The Dancing Serpent]," st. 1, 5 (1857) [tr. Gibbs (1947)] - Baudelaire, Charles | WIST Quotations
Dear indolent, I love to see, in your body bright, How like shimmering silk the skin Reflects the light! [...] When you walk in rhythm, lovely With abandonment, You seem to be swayed by a wand, A dancing serpent. Que j'aime voir, chère indolente, De ton corps si beau, Comme…