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The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece!
Where burning Sappho loved and sung;
Where grew the arts of war and peace;
Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung!
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The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece!
Where burning Sappho loved and sung;
Where grew the arts of war and peace;
Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung!
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