Motif
kissed vessel associated with reciprocal past kisses
kissed_vessel_associated_with_reciprocal_past_kisses
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Beloved Imagery and Poetry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam XXXII. / XXXIV. / XXXV. / XXXVI.; lines 2959-2974 confidence: medium
The speaker thinks the vessel once lived and drank, kisses its passive lip, and asks how many kisses it might take and give.
The speaker kisses the vessel's lip and imagines the kisses it may have taken and given.
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