Satisfied at last, and after a few amorous gambits on her part which convinced Delphine that Dandy was capable of learning new arts, she opened the window and called to her liveried driver.

She was also known to wear heavy makeup around her eyes and carry a tambourine which she could use to fend off the amorous advances of Pantalone.

He was the naïve butt of practical jokes and amorous scheming ( Gautier ); the prankish but innocent waif ( Banville, Verlaine, Willette ); the narcissistic dreamer clutching at the moon, which could symbolize many things, from spiritual perfection to death ( Giraud, Laforgue, Willette, Dowson ); the frail, neurasthenic, often doom-ridden soul ( Richepin, Beardsley ); the clumsy, though ardent, lover, who wins Columbine's heart, or murders her in frustration ( Margueritte ); the cynical and misogynous dandy, sometimes dressed in black ( Huysmans / Hennique, Laforgue ); the Christ-like victim of the martyrdom that is Art ( Giraud, Willette, Ensor ); the androgynous and unholy creature of corruption ( Richepin, Wedekind ); the madcap master of chaos ( the Hanlon-Lees ); the purveyor of hearty and wholesome fun ( the English pier Pierrots )— and various combinations of these.

Apocryphal stories abound about his reputed amorous affairs and adventures which are enough to show that he enjoyed a reputation as a glamorous and mysterious figure in Paris life.

One product of this endeavor was A Lover's Discourse: Fragments in 1977, in which he presents the fictionalized reflections of a lover seeking to identify and be identified by an anonymous amorous other.

French had lived at 94 Lancaster Gate, London, which provided a useful base for his amorous activities, with George Moore, a rich American friend.

Many high-profile criminals, particularly those who have committed atrocious crimes, receive " fan mail " in prison which is sometimes amorous or sexual, presumably as a result of this phenomenon.

Copley identifies certain characteristic motifs or " fingerprints ", which recur throughout the works and which are used to depict differences of mood and atmosphere: anguish, resignation but also warmth, tenderness and amorous dalliance.

He is best known for his amorous relationship with the fictional maiden Diaochan, which eventually caused him to betray and kill Dong Zhuo out of jealousy.

Kramer poses as Professor Peter Van Nostrand in " The Nose Job " in order to retrieve a favorite jacket from another man's apartment ; Kramer's jacket, to which he attributes at least some of his amorous success, is a minor plot point in other episodes until, in " The Cheever Letters ", he trades it to a Cuban embassy official for several boxes of authentic Cuban cigars.

In the 1953 version, El Khobar's disguise was that of a mild-mannered Latin teacher who tutored Margot and had to fend off her amorous advances ( which were fairly discreet by modern standards ).

Mention may also be made of the novel of The Parrot by Arnaut de Carcassonne, in which the principal character is a parrot of great eloquence and ability, who succeeds marvellously in securing the success of the amorous enterprises of his master.

The only staff member to attend his memorial service was Elizabeth Corday, for whom Romano had had feelings since she had first arrived in the fourth season, during which she rejected his amorous advances.

" All's Well, Ends Well " is a comic romance of 3 hapless brothers, who eventually learn through their amorous exploits and misadventures that love is only won through gradual nurturing, and quickly lost through the quick, dishonest, selfish ways which they have always taken for granted.

Halévy told him innumerable stories about the amorous life of the star — Anna Judic, whose ménage à trois would become the model for Rose Mignon, her husband, and Fauchery — and also about famous cocottes such as Blanche d ' Antigny, Anna Deslions, Delphine de Lizy, and Hortense Schneider, an amalgam of which was to serve the writer as the basis for his principal character.

Though he almost always resists Peggy's frequent amorous advances, he is shown to have a particular fondness for her breasts, which she refers to as " the guys.

Alovisa writes an unsigned letter to D ' Elmont in hopes of eliciting a definite amorous response from him, which inadvertently leads D ' Elmont to court Amena.

Since one of Debussy's Chansons de Bilitis had already been given that title, however, it was given its final name in reference to the myth of the amorous pursuit of the nymph Syrinx by the god Pan, in which Pan falls in love with Syrinx, however, as Syrinx does not return the love to Pan, she turns herself into a water reed and hides in the marshes.

Fourier explains that humans have to follow the patterns of a markedly sexual universe which always moves in harmony, proposing a new organization of the amorous world in which everyone would be able to express their individuality in the plurality of encounters, which would permit all forms of love, encouraging every imaginable kind of associations.

To the first set belongs the famous poem Sulla natura d ' amore, which in fact is a treatise on amorous metaphysics, and was annotated later in a learned way by renowned Platonic philosophers of the 15th century, such as Marsilius Ficinus and others.

She chants nursery rhymes, which put off his amorous advances.

Ko-Ko loves his ward, Yum-Yum, but she loves a musician, who is really the son of the emperor of Japan ( the Mikado ), and who is in disguise to escape the attentions of the elderly and amorous Katisha.

With Rossini a standard distribution of four characters is reached: a prima donna soubrette ( soprano or mezzo ); a light, amorous tenor ; a basso cantante or baritone capable of lyrical, mostly ironical expression ; and a basso buffo whose vocal skills, largely confined to clear articulation and the ability to ‘ patter ’, must also extend to the baritone for the purposes of comic duets.

* Shabdam-The dancing is accompanied by a poem or song with a devotional or amorous theme.

Mickey Mouse is portrayed in Plane Crazy as mischievous, amorous, and has often been described as a rogue, much like Disney's own Oswald the Lucky Rabbit ( It has been speculated that the cartoon started production as an Oswald entry ).

In another scholium, it is said that the Argonautica's account of Ganymede's abduction by an amorous Zeus ( Argonautica 3. 114 – 17 ) was also modelled on a version by Ibycus ( in Homer's earlier account, Zeus abducted the youth to be his wine-pourer: Iliad 20. 234 ), and that Ibycus, moreover, described the abduction of Tithonus by Dawn ( Eos ).

The life of Hipponax, as revealed in the poems, resembles a low-life saga centred on his private enmities, his amorous escapades and his poverty but it is probable he was another Petronius, depicting low-life characters while actually moving in higher social circles.

It is said too that she was the daughter of Faunus, and that she resisted the amorous advances of her father who had fallen in love with her, so that he even beat her with myrtle twigs because she did not yield to his desires though she had been made drunk by him on wine.

She is associated with the MacCarthy dynasty of Desmond, who adopted her as their fairy woman, and the O ' Keeffes and FitzGerald dynasty, with whom she has had amorous affairs ( MacKillop 1998 ; Monaghan 2004 ).

Alexandre Dumas's novel La Dame de Monsoreau is based upon the amorous escapades of two ladies who occupied the castle during the reign of King Henri III.

One of his most famous appearances is an I Love Lucy episode, where he is cast against type as a frisky, amorous suitor.

Ackmena is approched by an admirer: Krelman, an amorous alien, who misunderstood something she said to him the other night.

For example, " You Took Advantage of Me " appears to be an evocation of amorous joy, but the very title suggests some doubt as to whether the relationship is mutual or exploitative.

These plants are remarkable in that they successfully reproduce through pseudocopulation, that is, their flowers mimic female insects to such a degree that amorous males are fooled into mating with the flowers, thereby pollinating them.

* Tatty Oldbitt ( the Sailors ' Friend ): an amorous female basset hound who likes to chase sailors-although just what she intends to do if she catches one is probably best left unexplored.

* Jeffrey Dahmer, a serial killer, is said to have had amorous women sending him letters, money, and other gifts during his time in prison.

The forms that dominate the poetic production of these poets are the Petrarchan sonnet cycle ( developed around an amorous encounter or an idealized woman ) and the Horatian / Anacreontic ode ( of the " wine, women and song " variety, often making use of the Horatian carpe diem topos-life is short, seize the day ).

Designed by British artist Paul Day, it is intended to evoke the romance of travel through the depiction of a couple locked in an amorous embrace.

Hence, the ashoka tree is often mentioned in classical Indian religious and amorous poetry, having at least 16 different names in Sanskrit referring to the tree or its flowers.

Mirror-Sulu, the security chief, is distracted from his monitors at the vital moment of connection by Uhura seeming to encourage his previously rejected amorous advances.

The two men became increasingly estranged at the same time, however, and from a Freudian standpoint, " while Breuer, with his intelligent and amorous patient Anna O., had unwittingly laid the groundwork for psychoanalysis, it was Freud who drew the consequences from Breuer's case.