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Today’s Poem: Sailing to Byzantium

Today’s Poem: Sailing to Byzantium

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John II Komnenos and Irene of Hungary with Mary and Jesus, mosaic at the Hagia Sophia, c. 1118 (Wikimedia Commons)

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