 | Zóphiël ; or, the bride of seven |  |
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LII.
Placed on a banquet-couch beside the king,
'Mid many a sparkling guest no eye forbore;
But, like their darts, the warrior-princes fling
Such looks as seemed to pierce, and scan her o'er and o'er:
'Mid many a sparkling guest no eye forbore;
But, like their darts, the warrior-princes fling
Such looks as seemed to pierce, and scan her o'er and o'er:
Nor met alone the glare of lip and eye,—
Charms, but not rare: the gazer stern and cool,
Who sought but faults, nor fault or spot could spy:
In every limb, joint, vein, the maid was beautiful;
Charms, but not rare: the gazer stern and cool,
Who sought but faults, nor fault or spot could spy:
In every limb, joint, vein, the maid was beautiful;
| Zóphiël ; or, the bride of seven | |