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"Thou art weeping still, Cleonice! " said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
"Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad -- the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip -- [Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa]. "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."