“Beautiful girl and talented young man—
what stirred their hearts their eyes still dared not say.
They hovered, rapture-bound, 'tween wake and dream.”

—  Nguyễn Du , The Tale of Kieu

Source: The Tale of Kiều (1813), Lines 163–165

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Người quốc sắc, kẻ thiên tài, Tình trong như đã, mặt ngoài còn e. Chập chờn cơn tỉnh cơn mê.

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