Herod, Daniel P. Stokes
Gustave Dore, Journey of the Magi, 1877 Herod Saturday to solemnize my birthday, trusting in the solace of excess, bade slaves unbung young black-red cyprus, sweet as sin, and gorged and revelled. But resting, eyes half-shut, upon an Arab dancer’s breast, unease eked in, then festered and piled my gut with bile. No […]
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