| Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse. 1922. | | | | To Amine | | By James Clarence Mangan (18031849) |
| | | VEIL not thy mirror, sweet Amine, | |
| Till night shall also veil each star! | |
| Thou seest a twofold marvel there: | |
| The only face so fair as thine, | |
| The only eyes that, near or far, | 5 |
| Can gaze on thine without despair. | | | | |
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