Here is a second, more formal version of the same poem, translated into rhymed couplets. When I am in bed with a man I blossom, becoming completely free with the man who loves and enjoys me. Then you who so fervently burned will at last rest, fully content, fallen even more deeply in love, spent at my comfortable bosom. Then, lying sweetly at your side, I will shower you with all the delights of a bride, which I have more expertly learned. And my beauty, to which your heart aspires and which you never tire of praising, I will employ for the raising of your spirits. Your reward will be not just to fly but to soar, so high that your joys vastly exceed your desires. And though it costs you nothing, still it is of immense value to me. Burch "I resolved to make a virtue of my desire." My rewards will be commensurate with your gifts if only you give me the one that lifts me laughing. Capitolo 19: A Courtesan's Love Lyric (I) by Veronica Franco loose translation by Michael R. Veronica Franco translations Veronica Franco (1546-1591)was a Venetian courtesan who wrote literary-quality poetry and prose.
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