RODOGUNE

"IN EGYPT THEY HAVE OTHER NEEDS THAN OURS. 

THERE LUST'S ALMOST AS OPEN AS FEASTING IS; 

SCIENCE AND POETRY AND LEARNED TASTES 

ARE NOT CONFINED TO BOOKS, BUT LIFE'S AN ART. 

THERE ARE FAINT MYSTERIES, THERE ARE LURID POMPS; 

STRONG PHILTRES PASS AND COVERT DRUGS. DESIRE 

IS MARRIED TO FULFILMENT, PAIN'S ENJOYED 

AND LOVE SOMETIMES PROCURES HIS PREY FOR DEATH..."

- Phayllus. 

SRI AUROBINDO - 'Rodogune', a play in five acts