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II.
The city slumbered in the dawning day;—Old towers and domes and roof-tiles looming dim,
Bridges and narrow streets and cloisters gray,
And sculptured churches, where the Latin hymn
By lamplight called to mass. As o'er a limb
The spells of witchcraft strong but noiseless fall,
The shadows of the Past reigned silent over all.
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