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XXII.
Sebastian had seen beauty, and his nameHad lighted many a lady's cheek with flame.
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While courteous words conceal the chill within:
But, with the warrior burning in his blood,
He left the fair pursuers unpursued:
Bound to Sidonia's daughter from his birth,
Laugh'd at the little tyrant of the earth;
Could talk, as others talk, of hope and fear,
But never gave the god a sigh or tear.
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