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Schoolboy
English source:
Joseph Spence
A very decent scholar proved Don Juan.
(How he devoured the canon of Great Books!)
He could have progressed to studies Faustian
If not derailed by devilish good looks.
One Donna Julia first made Juan a man
- How they explored the world of secret nooks.
Oh! Juan might have proved a second Dante -
Had they not been discovered in flagrante.
(How he devoured the canon of Great Books!)
He could have progressed to studies Faustian
If not derailed by devilish good looks.
One Donna Julia first made Juan a man
- How they explored the world of secret nooks.
Oh! Juan might have proved a second Dante -
Had they not been discovered in flagrante.
Published with kind permission from Joseph Spence
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Emily Hazrati
Emily Hazrati is a composer and educator based in London. Her music centres around environment, place and belonging; frequently informed by sounds and landscapes from the natural world, as well as ideas around breath, ritual, and…