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54 But F. Rückert sings with pain and mockery:

Such oscula impropria are often mentioned by ancient as well as modern poets. Propertius (I. 16) says:

Eighteen hundred years afterwards Dorat writes:

Lovers often send each other kisses through the air, as in Béranger's well-known song on the detestable Spring:

But should the distance be too great for such a platonic interchange of kisses, certain