honorably-known

Updated: June 26, 2025

Concerning all things fortunate, felicitation. To-day, from the honorably-known, to the longed-for, beloved, august one, this letter goes. Actors in Japan often exercise a similar fascination upon sensitive girls of the lower classes, and often take cruel advantage of the power so gained. It is very rarely, indeed, that such fascination can be exerted by a priest.

Lafcadio Hearn - Kokoro : Japanese Inner Life Hints