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Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe When tipp'd with amber, mellow, rich, and ripe; Like other charmers, wooing the caress More dazzlingly when daring in full dress; Yet thy true lovers more admire by far Thy naked beauties—give me a cigar!

Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe When tipp'd with amber, mellow, rich, and ripe; Like other charmers, wooing the caress More dazzlingly when daring in full dress; Yet thy true lovers more admire by far Thy naked beauties—give me a cigar!

Approximate author period: c. 1806 AD · industrial

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Lord Byron
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Approximate author period: c. 1806 AD · industrial
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Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)

The Island. Canto ii. Stanza 19.

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