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... Ariosto , and is to be treated accordingly . To represent him as a mere buffoon would be to con- found his work with a very different and not less numerous class of compositions , properly desig- nated by the term " mock heroic , ' such ...
... Ariosto , and is to be treated accordingly . To represent him as a mere buffoon would be to con- found his work with a very different and not less numerous class of compositions , properly desig- nated by the term " mock heroic , ' such ...
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... Ariosto , who in like manner swear by the much injured Arch- bishop , whenever the humour takes them , or when anything occurs too monstrous even for the strong digestion of an experienced romance reader . Notwithstanding these frequent ...
... Ariosto , who in like manner swear by the much injured Arch- bishop , whenever the humour takes them , or when anything occurs too monstrous even for the strong digestion of an experienced romance reader . Notwithstanding these frequent ...
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... Ariosto , and above all Berni , the restorer of Boyardo , though they have never been condemned to the rank of burlesque - writers , are nevertheless apt to smile , if not laugh outright , frequently to the dismay of their incautious ...
... Ariosto , and above all Berni , the restorer of Boyardo , though they have never been condemned to the rank of burlesque - writers , are nevertheless apt to smile , if not laugh outright , frequently to the dismay of their incautious ...
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... Ariosto have altogether changed his ro- mantic character , giving him a beard and two full - grown men for his sons , 66 Gryphon the white and Aquilant the black . " ( 3 ) Gano or Ganellon , Count of Poictiers , chief of the Maganzese ...
... Ariosto have altogether changed his ro- mantic character , giving him a beard and two full - grown men for his sons , 66 Gryphon the white and Aquilant the black . " ( 3 ) Gano or Ganellon , Count of Poictiers , chief of the Maganzese ...
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... Ariosto have strangely confounded the pure historical records of Archbishop Turpin , & c . ( 7 ) In the first edition it stood thus : " Isére , in haste her wedded Rhone to reach . " But it is probable that the place from which the ...
... Ariosto have strangely confounded the pure historical records of Archbishop Turpin , & c . ( 7 ) In the first edition it stood thus : " Isére , in haste her wedded Rhone to reach . " But it is probable that the place from which the ...
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ancient Ariosto arms Astaroth Astolpho Aymon behold blood bower Boyardo brave breast breath call'd Canto Charlemagne Christian Clermont's Count of Poitiers courser cried dæmon dark death Derry doom'd dread E'en e'er earth erst eternal eyes fair faith fame fate fear fell Ferrau fierce fix'd Ganellon glorious hath heart Heaven hell Heptarchy holy honour hope hour Huon of Bordeaux king knight land light Lord Luigi Pulci Malagigi Marca Hispanica Marsilius Meridiana mighty Montalban's Moorish Morgante Maggiore mortal ne'er noble o'er once Orlando Paladins pass'd peace plain poem press'd pride prince Pulci realm Ricciardetto Rinaldo Roncesvalles round sacred seem'd shade shore sighs sight Sobrarbe solemn soul Spain spirit stanza steed strain sweet sword tears thee thine thou thought thro throne traitor truth turn'd Turpin vale valiant voice warrior Whereat Whig wonder