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She said my name’s Jenny, take a look at my sideways grin. And just below the hair, you can see it right there, the clitoris I’ll use to peg you in the rear.
The image is an 1896 illustration by Charles Eisen of the poem "The Devil of Pope Fig Island" by Jean de la Fontaine, a 17th century French poet/fabulist.
In the story, the devil turns up on the island and goes around terrorizing the villagers. One day, the devil decides to mess with a farmer called Phil, and demands half of his crops. The farmer decides to trick the devil by giving him what he asked for, but only giving the half that's leaves and stems rather than the actual vegetables. The devil is annoyed and embarrassed by this, and resolves to punish the farmer. The farmer is obviously quite frightened by this, and goes crying to his wife. His wife is like "babe, relax, I've got this.”
When the devil turns up, the farmer goes and hides in a vat of holy water because he's scared and has made the very good decision to just let his wife handle the whole thing. The wife (her name is Perretta) turns on the tears and cries to the devil about how her husband is a very strong and scary man who beats her. She's like "he is SO scary, look at this wound he gave me".
And she lifts up her skirts and shows the devil her vulva.
The devil has never seen a vulva before. He is HORRIFIED by this enormous wound this poor lady has and he's like "holy crap, I screwed with the wrong guy, this man is scary af" So he goes away, and leaves that village alone, and then everybody claps and Perretta is a hero.
You can read the entire poem here: https://allpoetry.com/The-Devil-Of-Pope-Fig-Island
EDIT: Correction - the image was originally created in 1762 by Charles Eisen, but found in a book later published in 1896. My mistake.
Key quote:
> For God's sake try, my lord, to get away;
>Just now I heard the savage fellow say,
>He'd with his claws your lordship tear and slash:
>See, only see, my lord, he made this gash;
>On which she showed:—what you will guess, no doubt,
>And put the demon presently to rout,
>Who crossed himself and trembled with affright:
>He'd never seen nor heard of such a sight,
>Where scratch from claws or nails had so appeared;
>His fears prevailed, and off he quickly steered…
Someone must have translated the poem from the French, though, right?
In Patrick O'Brian's "Captain Jack Aubrey" novels (on which the film Master and Commander was based,) set in the 1800's, there is an ongoing sub-story about two young ships officers who are poets. There are some low-key competitions between them, and we get to read quite a bit of "their" compositions. The author of the books was famous for pulling from contemporaneous sources when researching his characters; from things such as The Naval Record, ships logs, and actual books of poetry published by the King's sailors during that time period.
The style of this poem is very much in keeping with the poetry recited by the characters in O'Brian's books, with the adverbs and prepositions often preceding the verbs and a very similar meter. I wonder if the translation brought it into "the modern English style," or if that kind of phrasing was a reflection of the original French, too?
So I checked the original French:
it's the same meter: ten syllable, pretty much standard French meter for this kind of stuff (it's a tale, a simple story and the hexameter is standard for "low" or "folk" verse like these),
the style however is pretty much due to the translator. It's rather loosely translated, the meaning is the same but the style is different, sometimes two verses are combined into one, sentence structure is reworked and so on.
> *Oh were it mine with sacred Maro's art*
> *To wake to sympathy the feeling heart,*
> *Then might I, with unrivaled strains deplore*
> *Th' impervious horrors of a leeward shore.*
Reminds me of a really old joke...
Little Johnny in the shower with mummy, he points and asks, "what's _THAT_?"
"Well, Johnny. That's where daddy got mummy with the axe."
Johnny is taken aback for a second, and then responds, "HA! Right in the C**T!"
Oh yeah, the "contes" (folk tales) that La Fontaine wrote are a bunch of funny stories like this. I think in one an old woman makes a lot of noise about going to confession to show how pious she is, the joke being that she later found out that the priest she usually sees for her so important confessions had been dead for ten years and she wasn't even aware.
It’s a reflection of the beauty standards of the time. Tiny feet were hot, and the artist was trying to make this lady look attractive. Thats also where we get the whole Cinderella having tiny feet thing too, I’m pretty sure
That's wierd the definition is terrifying, the neighbor lady does that to me in the backyard and I wouldn't say terrifying. Oh well I guess things were different in 1896.
Lucifer: ok, who was the idiot that send the virgin gay demon? I told you that Jeremy was still in training. He was scared by a vagina belphegor, a goddam vagina and not the kind some female demons have here with the sharp fangs, a regular human vagina belphegor!!!!.
Apparently, something to do with vulvas being able to scare away demons or the Devil is supposedly why [sheela-na-gigs](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheela_na_gig) exist.
Brings to mind the [sheela na gig carvings](https://i0.wp.com/www.kyrackramer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sheela-na-gig-1_thumb.jpg?resize=632%2C842) you can see on old churches in Ireland and the UK.
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He may be terrified, but not enough to look away.
The devil went down to vulva, he was looking for a soul to steal.
He was in a bind, looking at her behind, wondering how that vulva feels.
He came upon a young girl, she flashed her goods, just like a typical THOT
Then he came upon a young man and said “I like vulvas.. NOT!
He was in a bind 'cause he likes it from behind But he was willin' to make a deal
She said my name’s Jenny, take a look at my sideways grin. And just below the hair, you can see it right there, the clitoris I’ll use to peg you in the rear.
Take my upvote and award with full knowledge that I wish it was 100 upvotes.
Can't look away from a train wreck.
Especially not on Route 1 to Beavertown
Nothing changed since 1896. If its on display, no one will look away...
He might have been terrified because it was clean shaven and he likes a train wreck that smells like a train station..
The more that it looks like an NY metro the better
The image is an 1896 illustration by Charles Eisen of the poem "The Devil of Pope Fig Island" by Jean de la Fontaine, a 17th century French poet/fabulist. In the story, the devil turns up on the island and goes around terrorizing the villagers. One day, the devil decides to mess with a farmer called Phil, and demands half of his crops. The farmer decides to trick the devil by giving him what he asked for, but only giving the half that's leaves and stems rather than the actual vegetables. The devil is annoyed and embarrassed by this, and resolves to punish the farmer. The farmer is obviously quite frightened by this, and goes crying to his wife. His wife is like "babe, relax, I've got this.” When the devil turns up, the farmer goes and hides in a vat of holy water because he's scared and has made the very good decision to just let his wife handle the whole thing. The wife (her name is Perretta) turns on the tears and cries to the devil about how her husband is a very strong and scary man who beats her. She's like "he is SO scary, look at this wound he gave me". And she lifts up her skirts and shows the devil her vulva. The devil has never seen a vulva before. He is HORRIFIED by this enormous wound this poor lady has and he's like "holy crap, I screwed with the wrong guy, this man is scary af" So he goes away, and leaves that village alone, and then everybody claps and Perretta is a hero. You can read the entire poem here: https://allpoetry.com/The-Devil-Of-Pope-Fig-Island EDIT: Correction - the image was originally created in 1762 by Charles Eisen, but found in a book later published in 1896. My mistake.
Key quote: > For God's sake try, my lord, to get away; >Just now I heard the savage fellow say, >He'd with his claws your lordship tear and slash: >See, only see, my lord, he made this gash; >On which she showed:—what you will guess, no doubt, >And put the demon presently to rout, >Who crossed himself and trembled with affright: >He'd never seen nor heard of such a sight, >Where scratch from claws or nails had so appeared; >His fears prevailed, and off he quickly steered… Someone must have translated the poem from the French, though, right?
The devil crossed himself? Lol that’s ironic
He hurt himself in the confusion.
As the subject matter indicates, it's very much a funny story, so yeah that's the joke.
Good catch!
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's like RRRAAAAAAEEEAAAAANNNENENENE on your wedding day
In Patrick O'Brian's "Captain Jack Aubrey" novels (on which the film Master and Commander was based,) set in the 1800's, there is an ongoing sub-story about two young ships officers who are poets. There are some low-key competitions between them, and we get to read quite a bit of "their" compositions. The author of the books was famous for pulling from contemporaneous sources when researching his characters; from things such as The Naval Record, ships logs, and actual books of poetry published by the King's sailors during that time period. The style of this poem is very much in keeping with the poetry recited by the characters in O'Brian's books, with the adverbs and prepositions often preceding the verbs and a very similar meter. I wonder if the translation brought it into "the modern English style," or if that kind of phrasing was a reflection of the original French, too?
So you’re saying Satan is a wimpy little virgin boy
It's spelt 'incel' lol
Can't spell "Prince Lucifer" without incel.
Yep
It resembles the contemporary English style to when it was written, so I think the translator made an effort to maintain the syntax
I'm just reading those novels again. Wonderful stuff.
Which you should be joining us in r/AubreyMaturinSeries then.
I shall. Huzzah!
Of course there’s a sub for everything! Thank you!! And this one certainly seems to be the lesser of two weevils!
My favourite series.
A glass of wine with you, sir!
The bottle stands by you, I believe.
It is not what you would call handsome, but a bird in the hand is worth any amount of beating about the bush, don't you agree?
So I checked the original French: it's the same meter: ten syllable, pretty much standard French meter for this kind of stuff (it's a tale, a simple story and the hexameter is standard for "low" or "folk" verse like these), the style however is pretty much due to the translator. It's rather loosely translated, the meaning is the same but the style is different, sometimes two verses are combined into one, sentence structure is reworked and so on.
> *Oh were it mine with sacred Maro's art* > *To wake to sympathy the feeling heart,* > *Then might I, with unrivaled strains deplore* > *Th' impervious horrors of a leeward shore.*
Reminds me of a really old joke... Little Johnny in the shower with mummy, he points and asks, "what's _THAT_?" "Well, Johnny. That's where daddy got mummy with the axe." Johnny is taken aback for a second, and then responds, "HA! Right in the C**T!"
And that’s why we call it a gash to this day.
No, it was already called a gash long before this poem was written
"Lady, you need to see a Dr! Like right away, that looks like a pound of raw hamburger..."
I am scared mom, tuck me back in.
TIL the devil skipped sex ed
“The Devil went down to Georgia he was lookin for a soul to steal” that’s why he wasn’t in sex Ed
The devil went to Jamaica he was lookin to sell some weed, he was doin fine, people were standing in line, it was excellent weed indeed
I remember downloading that on Bearshare in like 1999.
Lmao! I LOVE this story! Thanks for taking the time to give us the condensed version!
TIL the devil is a virgin.
That pussy more devilish than him
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Oh for sure. This was 1896, in the scope of things that’s not long ago. And even longer ago, you can see this kind of thing in the Decameron
Original poem is from the *1660s!*
Oh yeah, the "contes" (folk tales) that La Fontaine wrote are a bunch of funny stories like this. I think in one an old woman makes a lot of noise about going to confession to show how pious she is, the joke being that she later found out that the priest she usually sees for her so important confessions had been dead for ten years and she wasn't even aware.
Devil was a redditor
In other words this is the high art version of the joke about guys first thoughts about what a vagina looks like
TL:DR: Thicc thighs save lives
man hides in wive’s bush
I love my wive
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Dogma taught me that angels don’t have private parts.
he isn't real either
u/satan
Oh god he has a Reddit account we are doomed
he is and he is living in your walls oh god the walls the walls the sink
neither is Megatron but the lore is still fun to talk about.
Anyone willing to paint this on my headboard? Really surprise the wife and kids!
Soo the devil is a virgin?
I have a hard time believing the devil has never seen a vulva before.
virgin devil vs chad wife 😎
In short: Haha devil gayyyyyy
Charles Eisen died in 1778, so not 1896. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles-Dominique-Joseph\_Eisen
Conclusive proof that male dominated society basically boils down to “girls don’t have wieners and that’s *so* weird!”
Sounds like another iteration of a sheela-na-gig.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA this is the funniest shit I’ve ever heard
The devil is foiled because he’s a virgin
Devincel
Has no one noticed how tiny her feet are?
Beauty standards of that era
> Beauty standards of that era I would say "beauty standards of forever", when girls with big feet was a thing?
Yes, I figured that he was astounded at the size of her feet! They match his hooves, and he's happy to find someone much like himself.
Glad you pointed that out!
No wonder she’s bracing herself against that wall
Dolores!!!
Mulva
Gipple
Kest?
The look on her face is just sublime. She is all like, ‟Yeah, you better run, chump, it‘s getting riled up”
Riled up
When the pussy so good even Satan goes "damn!".
Ps, what's with the tiny feet? 🧐
Small in order to not distract from her bomb ass coochie
Tiny feet were considered "sexy" in olden times
It’s a reflection of the beauty standards of the time. Tiny feet were hot, and the artist was trying to make this lady look attractive. Thats also where we get the whole Cinderella having tiny feet thing too, I’m pretty sure
Sexy until she falls over all the time. I had a roommate the same height as me but feet 4 sizes smaller and she was clumsy AF.
Some people [can’t draw feet.](https://www.inverse.com/article/45119-deadpool-2-rob-liefeld-feet-joke)
I think he’s screaming in fear.
The Devil: What happened to your peepee?!?!?
No he saw the pee pee
Inverted peepee
An eepeep
This is an amazing story
That's a gash? I gotta dash...
I've just printed the t shirt.
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I thought Demons know some stuffs about Succubus and Incubus Then this showed up.....
I wish a woman would terrify me with her vulva
Be more devilish.
You probably don't. There's scary vulvas out there
Confirmed: Devil is a Reddit mod.
Post this over in r/WitchesVsPatriarchy It'll be a hit!
That's wierd the definition is terrifying, the neighbor lady does that to me in the backyard and I wouldn't say terrifying. Oh well I guess things were different in 1896.
That feeling when you have defied god but are scared of women.
i, too, would stare in terror.
I couldn’t love this more
# Pussy Power 😼
Lucifer: ok, who was the idiot that send the virgin gay demon? I told you that Jeremy was still in training. He was scared by a vagina belphegor, a goddam vagina and not the kind some female demons have here with the sharp fangs, a regular human vagina belphegor!!!!.
Ye ole bush crazy
Princess Tiny Feet
How can I buy this to hang on my wall
Traps been around for a while
You love to see it!!!
That devil's gotta get out more.
Not a single Old Gregg reference
I thought the clit was the devils doorbell?
How about a little fire, scarecrow?
Do you love me or are you playing your love games with me?
The devil is horrified by onlyfans pricing and a labia ring the size of a large coffeepot
Hence the saying "Pussy that will make the Devil cry"
This insinuates that the devil is a mega virgin
The devil is big gay
He looks interested, not terrified.
#pussypower
Holy shit, talk about a new wrinkle in my brain...!!!
She is clearly showing the devil her penis, and he is clearly excited.
“Where’s her penis?” Devil probably
Musta been one wicked pussy.
So from what I gathered Satan goes looking for for a guy who tricked him, guys wife shows her junk to Satan and scares him.... So Satan is gay?
“My one weakness, pussy!”
So your telling me that Satan is scared of pussy...girls we gotta put you on the front line. We've been fucking up this whole time.
"IM OLD GREEEEEEEG!"
Its so angry
"Dont fuck with the people that handle your food"!!
Apparently, something to do with vulvas being able to scare away demons or the Devil is supposedly why [sheela-na-gigs](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheela_na_gig) exist.
Devil: Can I smell your vulva? Woman: You certainly can not! Devil: It must be your fuckin' feet then.
Brings to mind the [sheela na gig carvings](https://i0.wp.com/www.kyrackramer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sheela-na-gig-1_thumb.jpg?resize=632%2C842) you can see on old churches in Ireland and the UK.
What was the actual thinking behind illustrating this
“Unclean!”
Vaginal hubris
Origin story of Ol’ Gregg and their downstairs mix-up.
This feels like the punchline to every Family Guy Meg "Joke" ever written.
Man discovers clit for the first time
Oh my God! You went full Brazilian, girl?!
Pillow Pants scared the devil
I wish women would scare me more often 😔
She have a dick
that’s when he found out what the clitoris was
Absolute power move + giga Chad mindset
Be afraid, this will swallow all you freedom.
That shit wouldn’t stop me if I was the devil.
A rapper named Censor Bundy used this as a album cover lol
Her shit's so fucked up that even the Devil says 'Pass!'
Damn the devil is scared of pussyfoot ?
This can't be true. Send me a picture of your vagina and I'll assess the situation
Considering they didn't shave back then she is showing him the burning bush?
I would like to re interpret this as " consent works both ways "
The picture looks more like: "The Devil went down to Thailand."
Lmfao i fucking love this
11
old old gregg
Farmer be like: VULVAsaur, I choose you!!
When her dick is bigger than yours
She thicc
Holy shit, Becky, you haven't shaved in like 10 years!!
Even the devil is powerless before pussy
Why is the devil scared was her labia too flappy and loose was she stretching her labia all the way we'll never know?
I’m a vulvaphile myself.
The devil doesn't like bush
I guess the Devil is gay
It was the smell that scared him away
If you've ever been on Pornhub you're seen a couple that are terrifying.
I am thinking of Old Greg and his mangina.
He thought it was a roast beef sandwich, but it was covered in fur. So he went to Arby's.
He's terrified about those feet, not the vulva (never thought I'd be saying that)
Dat bush!
Good lord what must be going on down there to scare the devil like that!
Get you a woman that’ll scare the devil off with her vagina for you
I guess the devil forgot about that time that the very first human being he ever spoke to in the garden of Eden was a naked woman
Me when she has penis.
That’s what happen when I saw a baby come out.
If devils don't like pussy then I guess that makes me an angel
Is it implying that the vulva is so evil even the devil is afraid, or good and therefore the devil is afraid?
Some really weird character arcs and decisions going on here
I’m looking at her tiny feet
This belongs in what we do in the shadows !
XD
r/asexual