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Arabian Poetry: Shorter Pieces of Arabian Poetry: To Leila

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LEILA, with too successful art,   Has spread for me Love's cruel snare; And now, when she has caught my heart,   She laughs, and leaves it to despair. Thus the poor sparrow pants for breath,   Held captive by a playful boy; And while it drinks the draught of death,   The thoughtless child looks on with joy. Ah!