"Morthylla" by Clark Ashton Smith
9 months ago
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Anacreontic: written in the style of the ancient Greek poet Anacreon, known for his celebrations of love and wine
incitant: an inciting agent
fescennine: scurrilous, obscene
lissom: thin, supple, graceful
lupanar: brothel
senescent: growing old
importunate: persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion
The picture used is an illustration for the story by WH Silvey, as published in Weird Tales.
To follow along: http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/142/morthylla
No, you're not crazy, it really does go into repeat mode there at the end.
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