Thinkers and poets throughout the ages have offered the courtesan the oblation of their mercy.
It is terrified, like Delphos at the fulgurating realities of the vision;it makes tables turn as Dodona did tripods.It places the grisette on the throne, as Rome placed the courtesan there;
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Yes, so this is Kitty Fisher, the famous 18th century courtesan.
As the Geisha's popularity grew, the Oiran courtesans for whom they worked began to grow increasingly resentful of them.
Susie shuddered a little, for it reminded her of a courtesan's.
Innumerable mirrors reflected women of the world, admirably gowned, actresses of renown, and fashionable courtesans.
Less reputable, or supposedly immoral women, like actresses, courtesans and prostitutes, would apply makeup quite heavily.
" ... dead" ? finished the freckled boy whose head was full of courtesans. " Aye. Murdered by her own singer" .
" When we staged 'La Traviata' (Verdi's opera about a Parisian courtesan), we had water instead of wine, " Mr Fanni recalls.
The courtesan bent over him, took a long look at his face, at his eyes, which had grown tired.
The original role of geisha was as an assistant to the Oiran, who were high-class courtesans, dressed in amazingly flashy kimono and wearing heavy hairstyles.
A beautiful courtesan has been my teacher for a long time, and a rich merchant was my teacher, and some gamblers with dice.
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