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Of Kings and Things: Strange Tales and Decadent Poems by Eric Stanislaus Stenbock

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Of Kings and Things: Strange Tales and Decadent Poems by Eric Stanislaus Stenbock

Author:Eric Stanislaus Stenbock [Stenbock, Eric Stanislaus]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Anthologies, Short Stories, Poetry, Decadence
ISBN: 9781907222573
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2018-03-31T23:00:00+00:00


Then we find them in Paris. They both appeared together at the Opera, and both scored a great success.

One day a Russian Prince, an old man of vast wealth, also a melomaniac, writes thus to La Cagliari:

‘Madame,

‘I cannot find words to express what delight the sound of your voice has afforded me. Do not fear that I wish to force myself upon your acquaintance. Oh dear no! I am old and ugly.

‘Still, may I beg you to accept this gift of two rubies from my mines in Siberia, which are of somewhat peculiar lustre, and seem to me to correspond in colour to the sound of your voice. I am afraid you will not quite understand what I mean by that. All I pray is, accept the gift, and forgive the donor.’



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