One poem in this collection alludes to "a penniless rake who with kisses and bites tortures the breast ofan old prostitute." That poem begins, "Folly, error, sin, avarice occupy our minds and labor our bodies."Another poem in this collection repeatedly implores the "wisest and fairest of the angels" betrayed by Godto "take pity on my long misery!" The poet compares himself to a ridiculed bird whose giant wings preventhim from walking on land in another poem in this collection. This collection including "The Litanies ofSatan" and "The Albatross" is divided into sections including "Death," "Wine," and "Spleen and Ideal.
One poem in this collection alludes to "a penniless rake who with kisses and bites tortures the breast ofan old prostitute." That poem begins, "Folly, error, sin, avarice occupy our minds and labor our bodies."Another poem in this collection repeatedly implores the "wisest and fairest of the angels" betrayed by Godto "take pity on my long misery!" The poet compares himself to a ridiculed bird whose giant wings preventhim from walking on land in another poem in this collection. This collection including "The Litanies ofSatan" and "The Albatross" is divided into sections including "Death," "Wine," and "Spleen and Ideal." For10 points, name this seminal poetry collection by Charles Baudelaire.
One poem in this collection alludes to "a penniless rake who with kisses and bites tortures the breast ofan old prostitute."
Les Fleurs du Mal [or The Flowers of Evil]