Suddenly the drunken sweetheart appeared out of my door. She drank a cup of ruby wine and sat by my side. Seeing and holding the lockets of her hair. My face became all eyes, and my eyes all hands.
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- Author's profession: Poet
- Born: September 30, 1207
- Died: December 17, 1273
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