1910 · CLOSE READING
The Scented Garden
The Scented Garden (1910), PDF p. 138
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The ruling passion strong in death.
4. We do not know whether this can possibly
have any reference to a local custom. In Egypt the
rising of Sirius heralded various obscene religious
festivals. Our own view is that the best signal for
beginning a love-affair is the rising of — but no
matter !
5. Shaitan — Satan. It is however a generic
name for an evil spirit.
6. Lion. The Persian, with the Scot and the
Cingalee, claims a lion for his emblem.
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