Motif
mutual lovers’ union imagined as inexhaustible sweetness
mutual_lovers_union_imagined_as_inexhaustible_sweetness
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Lovesickness and Longing. 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 Persian Mystics: Jámí EDITORIAL NOTE / INTRODUCTION / THE BABY DARLING / LOVE'S EARTHLY WAY; lines 864-891 confidence: high
Salámán raises Absál in his arms, holds her trembling, and their mutual desire is figured through lips, a fount, and wine that does not fail.
The lovers’ mutual desire is described through lips, fount, and wine that does not fail.
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