Only the French could have come out with this
"The most influential of these books was Therese Philosophe, written by the Count of Argens and published in 1748. It follows the sexual and philosophical life of Therese, in particular when the two combine. For example, as a teenager she sees Father Dirrag persuading a woman called Eradice that a spanking will lift her soul to an ecstatic state approaching sainthood. Eventually he introduces his 'cord' until Eradice screams, 'I'm feeling celestial happiness. I sense that my mind is completely detached from matter. Further, further, further. Root out all that is impure within me. I see the angels. Push forward. Ah, St. Francis.'
A big [barry] corrrrr for that lot!
