13. We are not fit to lead a man into bed unless we are familiar with the map of his body–its mountains and forests, its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps, its dreads and desires. 15. In bed, practice dissimulation, and you will fail. 16. Whether to concentrate or to divide his troops, must [...]

20. The onrush of lovers’ first commingled juices is like the bursting of pent-up waters into a chasm a thousand fathoms deep.

What words hide, the heart heralds.

2. When you engage in actual lovemaking, if her pleasure is long in coming, then men’s members will grow dull and their ardor will be damped. 3. Again, if the campaign is protracted, the resources of the Priapus will not be equal to the strain. 4. Now, when your members are dulled, your ardor damped, [...]