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These two, a maiden and a youth, were there Gazing - the one on all that was beneath Pair as herself - but the boy gazed on her; And both were young, and one was beautiful. Illustration to Byron’s The dream by H. Corbould. From The Byron gallery; a series of historical embellishments, illustrating the poetical works of Lord Byron. London, 1844. Via archive.org.

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These two, a maiden and a youth, were there
Gazing - the one on all that was beneath
Pair as herself - but the boy gazed on her;
And both were young, and one was beautiful.
Illustration to Byron’s The dream by H. Corbould. From The Byron gallery; a series of historical embellishments, illustrating the poetical works of Lord Byron. London, 1844.
Via archive.org.

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