Seltsam, wo liebend die Natur
Zum Sitz für Götter schuf die Flur,
Wo sie in ihrem Paradies
Anmut und Zauber blühen ließ,
Daß da der Mensch, verliebt in Qual,
In Wüsten wandelt Flur und Tal.

George Gordon Noel Byron

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»The Giaour; The Bride of Abydos«, 1813
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