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Rh "And in the Henil's valley I have a fortress gray, To be among a thousand queen Beneath thy beauty's sway.

"For over all yon winding shore Extends my wide domain, Nor Cordova's, nor Seville's lands, A park like mine contain.

"There towers the lofty palm-tree, The pomegranate 's glowing there, And the leafy fig-tree, spreading O'er hill and valley fair.

"There grows the hardy walnut, The yellow nopal tall, And mulberry darkly shading Beneath the castle wall;

"And elms I have in my arcades That to the skies aspire, And singing birds in cages Of silk, and silver wire.

"And thou shalt my Sultana be, My halls alone to cheer; My harem without other fair, Without sweet songs my ear.