She was the temptress who had ensnared the first man, and who still co…

Guy de Maupassant
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She was the temptress who had ensnared the first man, and who still continued her work at damnation; she was the being who is feeble, dangerous, mysteriously troubling. And even more than her body of perdition, he hated her loving soul. ✨ Guy de Maupassant (1923). The Works of Guy de Maupassant
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We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs... of our barbarous ancestors. ✨ On the Water. Short story by Guy de Maupassant, 1888.
And taking her friend’s hand, she put it on her breast, on that firm round covering of a woman’s heart which the male often finds so satisfying that he makes no attempt to find what lies beneath it.
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I have coveted everything and taken pleasure in nothing ✨ Guy De Maupassant, (2013). The Horla (Fantasy and Horror Classics), p.5, Read Books Ltd
There is only one good thing in life, and that is love. ✨ Guy de Maupassant (2015). Maupassant Complete Short Stories: Works of Maupassant, p.981, 谷月社

She was the temptress who had ensnared the first man, and who still continued her work at damnation; she was the being who is feeble, dangerous, mysteriously troubling. And even more than her body of perdition, he hated her loving soul. ✨ Guy de Maupassant (1923). The Works of Guy de Maupassant

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