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John Herman Merivale. ORLANDO IN RONCESVALLES . CANTO I. THE banner waved on Clermont's highest tower ; Forth rode ... Clermont , wept . And wherefore falls the pearly shower so fast ? And wherefore heaves with frequent sighs her breast ...
John Herman Merivale. ORLANDO IN RONCESVALLES . CANTO I. THE banner waved on Clermont's highest tower ; Forth rode ... Clermont , wept . And wherefore falls the pearly shower so fast ? And wherefore heaves with frequent sighs her breast ...
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... Clermont's lord , was at my side . ( 1 ) Orlando , stay ! I'm sick and faint at heart , Nor can my soul endure the thought , —to part . " Thou too , my Oliver , my brother , stay ! ( 2 ) Thou gentlest knight that ever bore a shield ...
... Clermont's lord , was at my side . ( 1 ) Orlando , stay ! I'm sick and faint at heart , Nor can my soul endure the thought , —to part . " Thou too , my Oliver , my brother , stay ! ( 2 ) Thou gentlest knight that ever bore a shield ...
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... Clermont's lord pronounced one faint farewell , From his dark brow he dash'd one manly tear , Omen of ill ! -then cried , 66 On , soldiers , on ! — Long is our journey , and the day far gone . " Their pleasant road through glades and ...
... Clermont's lord pronounced one faint farewell , From his dark brow he dash'd one manly tear , Omen of ill ! -then cried , 66 On , soldiers , on ! — Long is our journey , and the day far gone . " Their pleasant road through glades and ...
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... Clermont's lord with temperate smile return'd : " Fair cousin , while you speak , our elders wise May wish , full fain , their gravest lore unlearn'd , And ladies , chaste as ice , whose fixed eyes Ne'er stray'd from fancy , nor with ...
... Clermont's lord with temperate smile return'd : " Fair cousin , while you speak , our elders wise May wish , full fain , their gravest lore unlearn'd , And ladies , chaste as ice , whose fixed eyes Ne'er stray'd from fancy , nor with ...
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... Clermont's proffer'd bed . So fared the knights of old ; -no lack of space To noble spirits in the narrowest shed , While the wide world was all too small to hold The guardian and the plunderer of the fold . In mutual faith , both ask'd ...
... Clermont's proffer'd bed . So fared the knights of old ; -no lack of space To noble spirits in the narrowest shed , While the wide world was all too small to hold The guardian and the plunderer of the fold . In mutual faith , both ask'd ...
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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