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THE WIND by IBN SA'ID OF ALCALA LA REAL

First Line: I CHALLENGE YOU TO FIND
Last Line: FOND MISSIVES TO HER CARE.

I challenge you to find
A bawd to match the wind,
So skilful to reveal
The charms that most appeal.

The wind knows well to rouse
The chaste and stubborn boughs
And agitate them, till
They stoop to kiss the rill.

So lovers, I have seen,
Make her their go-between,
With joy committing their
Fond missives to her care.



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