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ROYAL BOUNTY by IBN SA'ID OF ALCALA LA REAL

First Line: IF PANEGYRIC SHAKES HIM, THEN
Last Line: HIS HANDS ARE CLOUDS OF GRACE.
If panegyric shakes him, then
He scatters gold about;
E'en so the fruit is scattered, when
The bough is shaken out.

Delight your eyes, and ever gaze
Unwearying on his face;
For though it be a sun ablaze,
His hands are clouds of grace.



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