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And still she slept an azure-lidded sleep,[169]

In blanched linen, smooth, and lavender'd,

While he from forth the closet brought a heap

Of candied apple, quince, and plum, and gourd; 265

With jellies soother[170] than the creamy curd,

And lucent[171] syrops, tinct with cinnamon;

Manna and dates, in argosy transferr'd

From Fez; and spiced dainties, every one,

From silken Samarcand to cedar'd Lebanon. 270

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