“The beauty of a naked body is felt only by the dressed races.”

Ibid., p. 75
The Book of Disquiet
Original: A beleza de um corpo nu só o sentem as raças vestidas.

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Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publi… 1888–1935

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