Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Sunday, 2 June 1901

 

 

M[easure] for M[easure] III i 160-165.

 

Crying—trying to write B[oo]k ii [of Orpheus].

     

The blasted whore was lying. I am hereby entitled to one lie myself—and its going to be a good one. Twas "a protective lie". I, as a free-trader, am bound to show the futility of a protective policy. Alice [Mary Rogers] really settles to come to Japan. God grant there is a state-room!

1.  to compose, 6 1/2 m[inutes] Bad.

2. Egg of D W B 17 m[inutes] Poor.

 

 

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