Chapter 614 of 1964 · 65 words · ~1 min read

LVI.

Afric is all the Sun's, and as her earth Her human clay is kindled; full of power For good or evil, burning from its birth, The Moorish blood partakes the planet's hour, And like the soil beneath it will bring forth: Beauty and love were Haidée's mother's dower; But her large dark eye showed deep Passion's force, Though sleeping like a lion near a source.[dv]