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Where the citron and olive are fairest of fruit,
And the voice of the nightingale never is mute;^{[decimal 1]} 10
Where the tints of the earth, and the hues of the sky,
In colour though varied, in beauty may vie,
And the purple of Ocean is deepest in dye;
Where the virgins are soft as the roses they twine,
And all, save the spirit of man, is divine—
'Tis the clime of the East-'tis the land of the Sun-
Can he smile on such deeds as his children have done?^{[decimal 2]}
Oh! wild as the accents of lovers' farewell^{[lower-roman 1]}
Are the hearts which they bear, and the tales which they tell.

II.^{[lower-roman 2]}
Begirt with many a gallant slave, 20
Apparelled as becomes the brave,
Awaiting each his Lord's behest
To guide his steps, or guard his rest,
Old Giaffir sate in his Divan:
Deep thought was in his agéd eye;
And though the face of Mussulman
Not oft betrays to standers by

1. i. For wild as the moment of lovers' farewell.—[MS.]
2. ii. Canto 1^st. The Bride of Abydos. Nov. 1st. 1813.—[MS.]

1. ["'Where the Citron,' etc. These lines are in the MS., and omitted by the Printer, whom I again request to look over it, and see that no others are omitted.—B." (Revise No. 1, November 13, 1813.)
   "I ought and do apologise to Mr. — the Printer for charging him with an omission of the lines which I find was my own—but I also wish he would not print such a stupid word as finest for fairest." (Revise, November 15, 1813.)
   The lines, "Where the Citron," etc., are absent from a fair copy dated November 11, but are inserted as an addition in an earlier draft.]
2. "Souls made of fire, and children of the Sun,
   With whom revenge is virtue."
   
   

   Young's Revenge, act v. sc. 2 (British Theatre, 1792, p. 84).