A passage from Casanova’s memoirs
Posted: May 24, 2012 Filed under: funny, History, Inspiration, rock stars, romance, words, writing | Tags: adam, casanova, eve, jacques, memoirs, naked, orgy, passage, quotes, Raton Rose, Shelter, volume five, writing Leave a comment »“The young madcap suddenly proposed that the girls should dance a hornpipe in the costume of Mother Eve, and they consented on the condition that we would adopt the dress of Father Adam, and that blind musicians were summoned. I told them that I would take off my clothes to oblige them, but that I had no hopes of being able to imitate the seductive serpent. I was allowed to retain my dress, on the condition that if I felt the prick of the flesh I should immediately undress. I agreed to do so, and the blind musicians were sent for, and while they tuned their instruments toilettes were made, and the orgy began”
- The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Volume Five
Raton Rose
