Thursday, April 15, 2010

Young Woman Comments

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Naked before the glass she said,
“I see my body as no man has,
Nor any shall unless I wed
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Howard Nemerov
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Fabrizio Frosini 11 November 2015

Naked before the glass she said, “I see my body as no man has, Nor any shall unless I wed And naked in a stranger’s house Stand timid beside his bed. There is no pity in the flesh.” - - ITALIAN TRANSLATION: Nuda davanti allo specchio, lei disse, Vedo il mio corpo come nessun uomo ha visto, Né alcuno vedrà a meno che mi sposi E nuda in casa di uno sconosciuto Stia timida, accanto al suo letto. Non c'è compassione nella carne.

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