THE WORKS OF ALEISTER CROWLEY Vol. I, part 3 of 3 ASCII VERSION
February 18, 1993 e.v. key entry by Bill Heidrick, T.G. of O.T.O.
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SONNET FOR GERALD KELLY'S
DRAWING OF JEZEBEL.
LIFT up thine head, disastrous Jezebel!
Fire and black stars are melted in thine hair
That curls to Hell, as in Satanic prayer;
Thy mouth is heavy with its riper smell
Than clustered pomegranates beside a well;
The cruel savour of thy lust lies there,
That blood may tinge thy kisses unaware
To fill thy children with the hope of Hell. {180B}
O evil beauty! Heart of mystery
Wherein my being toils, and in the blood
Mixed with thy poison finds its subtle food,
