Note 2 — APPENDIX
Cecil N. Sidney Woolf translation
But lest perchance you are troubled by the obscurity of this discourse, I shall give you the argument:—
From all antiquity there are four different degrees of love:
The first consists in giving hope.
The second in the offer of a kiss.
The third in the enjoyment of the most intimate caresses.
The fourth in the surrender of body and soul.