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Partant pour la Syrie, by Queen Hortense de Beauharnais, text by Alexandre de Laborde (c. 1807)
The poem by Labarde was originally titled Le beau Dunois telling the story of the handsome crusader Dunois. Prior to his departure to Syria he prays to the Virgin Mary that he will love the most beautiful woman and that he himself may be the bravest. His
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