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The Brown Eyes came from Asia, where all mystery is true, / Ere the masters of Soul Secrets dreamed of hazel, grey, and blue; / And the Brown Eyes came to Egypt, which is called the gypsies' home, / And the Brown Eyes went from Egypt and Jerusalem to Rome.
There was strife amongst the Brown Eyes for the false things and the true; / There was war amongst the Brown Eyes for the old gods and the new; / But the old gods live for ever, and their goddesses are bright / In the temples of Old Passions with the Brown Eyes of the White.