Beyond the Mexique BayThe author describes his experiences traveling through the Caribbean to Guatemala and southern Mexico in 1933. |
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Page 76
... pleasures of hatred from being as deliciously endur- ing as the pleasures of love in the Muslim paradise . For ... pleasure to a source of misery and , in many cases the transformation of the hater himself into a corpse . This , I ...
... pleasures of hatred from being as deliciously endur- ing as the pleasures of love in the Muslim paradise . For ... pleasure to a source of misery and , in many cases the transformation of the hater himself into a corpse . This , I ...
Page 87
... pleasures and endowed them with a cosmic significance . All enjoy the warmth that accompanies boasting , the fierce electric thrill of hatred . Some take pleasure in the act of fighting . But none enjoy ( though it [ 87 ] BEYOND THE ...
... pleasures and endowed them with a cosmic significance . All enjoy the warmth that accompanies boasting , the fierce electric thrill of hatred . Some take pleasure in the act of fighting . But none enjoy ( though it [ 87 ] BEYOND THE ...
Page 227
... pleasures we prize most highly are physical pleasures ; Mexican Indians prefer psychological pleasure . They get more fun out of satisfied vanity than out of pneumatically cradled flesh . In the hierarchy of concupiscences theirs , I ...
... pleasures we prize most highly are physical pleasures ; Mexican Indians prefer psychological pleasure . They get more fun out of satisfied vanity than out of pneumatically cradled flesh . In the hierarchy of concupiscences theirs , I ...
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