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The Art of Kissing ***

Kisses have been called the balm of love; Cupid's seal; the lover's fee; the fee of parting; the first and last of joys; the homage of the life; the hostage of promise; love's chief sign; love's language; love's mintage; love's print; love's tribute; love's rhetoric; the nectar of Venus; the pledge of bliss and love; the seal of bliss; the melting sip, and the stamp of love. When we dwell on the lips of the love we adore, Not a pleasure in nature is missing May that man lie in Heaven-he deserves it I'm sure Who was first the inventor of kissing.