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THE LOST ANGEL by AL-KASAD

First Line: THAT ANGEL SO ADORED
Last Line: UPON EACH OTHER WEEP.

That angel so adored
To heaven is restored;
Once Beauty came to birth,
But after fled from earth.

Her faithful lovers all
This day make funeral,
And in bereavement deep
Upon each other weep.



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