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Beautiful girl and talented young man—
what stirred their hearts their eyes still dared not say.
They hovered, rapture-bound, 'tween wake and dream.

— Nguyễn Du The Tale of Kiều (1813)

Người quốc sắc, kẻ thiên tài,
Tình trong như đã, mặt ngoài còn e.
Chập chờn cơn tỉnh cơn mê.

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Lines 163–165

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