LANNIE HAYNES MARTIN.
Pause upon the gentle hillside, view San Carlos by the sea
'Gainst pale light a shape Morisco wrought in faded tapestry.
'Neath Mt. Carmel's brooding shadow, peaceful lies the storied pile,
And the white-barred river near it sings a requiem all the while.
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Where were roofs of tiles or thatches, roughest mounds mark every side,
And where once the busy courtyard searching winds find crevice wide.
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