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1910 · PDF PAGE 133

The Scented Garden

…de it, swinging it to and fro from mouth to mouth, one lover being on each side of the irruma- tor. 15. The whirlpool. Swallow the penis whole, and roll the tongue round and round the gland. 16. Parfait amour. (Lady T—— has to say that she learnt this from Mlle Marcelle of the house just off the Carrefour de L’Odeon, a Paris). Swallow the scrotum whole and rub the penis backwards and forwards across the nose. Excite at the same time the testes with the tongue, and the fundament with the finger.

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1910 · PDF PAGE 63

The Scented Garden

…an adequate and noble discussion of this fascinating theme. 2. Hindus, etc. The sins of the soul. Cf. Ezekial XVI and XXIII — indeed the whole symbolism of the Hebrew prophets. 3. Meaning that his buttocks are now public, like a serai ; while before they were private, like a harem. 4. From the Q’uran. But possibly a threat, equalling “ God may forgive you, but I never will ”, as our demi-virgin Astraea Redux told the trea- cherous Countess.

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1910 · PDF PAGE 79

The Scented Garden

…ply means “ I will not beat thee ” i.e. with leather thongs. In all countries beating is jestingly spoken of as “ payment.” Besides, the whole ode concerns active punishment, not mere deprivation of plea- sure. (See note to XII. Ed.)

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1910 · PDF PAGE 14

The Scented Garden

…d con- cise that I cannot refrain from giving my readers the pleasure of their perusal. “ This kind of composition corresponds, upon the whole, with the Ode of the Greeks and Romans, or the Sonetta of the Italians. The most common sub- jects of which it treats are, the beauty of a mi- stress, and the sufferings of the despairing lover from her absence or indifference. Frequently it treats of other matters, such as the delights of the season of Spring, the beauties of the flowers of the garden, and the tuneful notes of the nightingales as they w…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 100

The Scented Garden

…not so as to be ranked among the herd that are in subjection to Fate.” Lyd. De men- sis. Taylor. 3. Once union with God is attained, the whole of life (or perhaps religion) becomes pleasant. 4. May perhaps refer to the “ horror of great darkness ” which comes, say the Mystics, to an As- pirant on the Threshold of Illumination. (We must beg students to observe that Major Lutiy seems to have written these notes in two moods, one in which he admits his own personal knowledge of, and identification with, mysticism ; the other in which (as here) he …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 122

The Scented Garden

…fortunately in the keyletter we have a certain check on this particular series. Major Lutiy wrote his note under the idea of issuing the whole in a single vo- lume. Ed.)

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1910 · PDF PAGE 59

The Scented Garden

…heir heels in a well at Babylon, where they wile away the time by giving magical instruction. The mean- ing, therefore, (argal !) of the whole passage is that unredeemed (i.e. uninitiated) man, however ordina- rily devout, is liable to become a sorcerer ! I cannot help thinking that Mahbub must have been hung up by his heels at one time ; nobody could ever think all that out right way up !

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1910 · PDF PAGE 148

The Scented Garden

…and there is none like him, assauging thy desire. Worthy of glory and honour is my member, who divideth thy buttocks, and assembleth thy whole soul in thy podex, like a great king gathering an army in one place, assuaging thy desire. Rich is my member in pearly dew, and enricheth thy podex therewith ; he refuseth to withdraw the- refrom, and afficteth thee with the sweet pain of a thousand orgasms,11 like the bitings and pinchings of a courtesan,12 assuaging thy desire. [persian] Ya13 My member bestoweth much advantage upon thy podex ; he is th…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 142

The Scented Garden

…sires. XXXIX THE BARGAININGS What shall a man give in exchange for the en- joyment of thy podex ? There is nothing in Iran, or upon the1 whole earth, that is worthy to be spoken of in this matter. The treasures of the sun and moon are not to be compared with it ; if the stars also were to be offered, they would not equal the joy of even the first rubbings of the member against its orifice. The desire of the fanatic is to cast away life at the feet of Heaven ; but for thy podex heaven and life2 together might be thrown away ; and all per- fectio…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 18

The Scented Garden

…are in every case later pa- raphrases from the original drafts, and the prose has been carefully revised at leisure. I wished to put the whole into verse : but the ‘ prodigious difficulties of the monorhyme ’, as Bur- ton only too inadequately says, beat me as often as not. Had I been able to obtain the aid of a profes- sional poet, I might have made a better job of it, for my experience is confined to vers de société ! But I have done my best. THE SUFI DOCTRINES No apology is needed, since the publication of Sir William Jones’s able monograph,…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 132

The Scented Garden

…ece of cheese. Suddenly nip hard on to it and finish, like the closing of the trap. 4. Les affaires sont les affaires. Swallow the penis whole, rocking the head fu- riously backwards and forwards. 5. The Woodpecker. Bite sharply with teeth upon the penis. 6. The Limpet (or Barnacle). Suck the gland hard, so as to create a vacuum (this is a rude cupping process, causes the blood to flow strongly to the part and so is almost unfailing as a means of producing erection). 7. The Oyster Supper. Spit on the penis and catch the “ oysters ” until they r…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 90

The Scented Garden

…. Even so that happy one, who is united with Al- lah, shall never leave Him ; so the crimson of the West shall fade into the blue of the whole sky, and the blue be illumined by the streamers of the false dawn, which is like death as the true dawn is like the last day.7 I hope, Habib, that thy podex is ca- pable of severe combat ; for not until the dawn breaks will El Qahar withdraw his member. 1. So our best M.S. [Persian text] But [Persian text] flesh — meaning buttocks — sounds more likely. Consideration of prosody support the text. 2. Meteor…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 87

The Scented Garden

…that I could readily master any of the shorter chapters in an hour or so, while the acquirement of a dozen stray words would last me the whole day. 5. This attempt to reconcile all-Power and all- Benevolence is formally identical with that of the veriest Evangelical, and is none the less shameless casuistry for its Oriental phraseology. 6. This is a common practical joke among friends. The recalcitrant pathic is treated more severely by sharp taps on the coccyx with the knuckle, dagger-hilt, or tent-peg. Genuine obsti- nacy would lead to the sl…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 22

The Scented Garden

…laration — and the splendid and illuminating Union which constitutes Samadhi. Never forget that this great doctrine in- forms almost the whole of so-called Christian lite- rature ; St. Paul’s apostrophe (I Thess. iv. 16) if

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1910 · PDF PAGE 77

The Scented Garden

…hast no shame. It may be because I have clothed the male ass of Abdullah the tailor in costly trappings and made him pass throughout the whole city in charge of the pimp Mohammed Shaib the Maghraby4 saying : “ I go to fetch Habib from the House of El Qahar as a beautiful bride to this my master Khar-i-zakar-i-asal.5 The people of this city are laughing, Habib ; it is at thee ! Even thy Nubian called out in the ba- zaar : “ Beware, O presumptuous one ! Remember the ass that fell into the pit ! ”6 I love thee, Habib ; and that none the less that …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 81

The Scented Garden

…h against them. So eagerly did I kiss every red weal upon thy vel- vet buttocks that thou didst wish thy beating had been prolonged by a whole day. Also, for every peppercorn that did shoot from thy podex, thou hadst a balm. Wise art thou who badest me sell this my garden to buy more pepper therewithal.6 Repine not, therefore, O man ! at the chastise- ments of Allah ! Each of these will He a thousand- fold repay. And the pain that I suffered at thine infidelities is well repaid by this thy love restored. Thou shalt never leave the side of El Qa…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 21

The Scented Garden

…e in that he has adopted the principle ‘ One mystic grace one symbol ’ ; and if he have but the wit to interpret this simple cipher, the whole secret of the East is open to our eyes. In the notes (which I have by no means stinted) I have indicated clearly to what each allusion refers ; and it is within the capacity of any reader of ordinary intelligence to erect a complete system of philosophy, practical and transcendental, on these sound if slender foundations. True, Abdullah approaches Calvin

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