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Lady Lilith
1868 - oil - 8 reproductions
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Of Adam's first wife, Lilith, it is told
(The witch he loved before the gift of Eve,)
That, ere the snake's, her sweet tongue could deceive,
And her enchanted hair was the first gold.
And still she sits, young while the earth is old,
And, subtly of herself contemplative,
Draws men to watch the... not found, O Lilith, whom shed scent
And soft-shed kisses and soft sleep shall