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The root of the difficulty lies, I am persuaded, in accepting "sapphire" as the meaning of zafiro.
The Lapis Lazuli of the Ancient World Schafer, Edward H. 1970
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Near the end of his admirable article "Up from Ultraism" (New York Review, August 13), Jorge Luis Borges expresses dissatisfaction with Góngora's line "en campos de zafiro pace estrellas."
The Lapis Lazuli of the Ancient World Schafer, Edward H. 1970
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y el Sol todos los rayos de su pelo —, luciente honor del cielo, en campos de zafiro pace estrellas .
The Lapis Lazuli of the Ancient World Schafer, Edward H. 1970
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