Note 335
Tale of the Portress.
Arab. "Andam"=here the gum called dragon's blood; in other places the dye-wood known as brazil.
Thou pacest the palace a marvel sight, * A bride for a Kisra's or Kaisar's night! Wantons the rose on thy roseate cheek, * O cheek as the blood of the dragon[FN#335] bright! Slim waisted, languorous, sleepy eyed, * With charms which promise all love-delight: And the tire which attires thy tiara'd brow * Is a night of woe on a morn's glad light.
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