“But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast
To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.”

—  Thomas Moore

Part II.
Lalla Rookh http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00generallinks/lallarookh/index.html (1817), Part I-III: The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan

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Irish poet, singer and songwriter 1779–1852

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