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Page 4
... call'd in aid , Straightway the Serpent's wonted fury fail'd him : Waked from this dream , towards the door he made ; " Who knocks ? " with muttering voice the giant cried : " Thou soon shalt feel , " the Paladin replied . " I come to ...
... call'd in aid , Straightway the Serpent's wonted fury fail'd him : Waked from this dream , towards the door he made ; " Who knocks ? " with muttering voice the giant cried : " Thou soon shalt feel , " the Paladin replied . " I come to ...
Page 8
... call'd ; but , all the hollow arches through , No answering voices to their call replied ; They enter'd ; and beheld a sumptuous treat Spread forth to view , but not a guest to eat . The chambers all were fair , and richly dight With ...
... call'd ; but , all the hollow arches through , No answering voices to their call replied ; They enter'd ; and beheld a sumptuous treat Spread forth to view , but not a guest to eat . The chambers all were fair , and richly dight With ...
Page 22
... his spirit back to earth again ; Even as , the spreading mulberry tree beneath , Witness of amorous sighs in times of yore , On Thisbe's name the lover call'd in death , And brought the fleeting ghost to earth once more . 22 TRANSLATIONS.
... his spirit back to earth again ; Even as , the spreading mulberry tree beneath , Witness of amorous sighs in times of yore , On Thisbe's name the lover call'd in death , And brought the fleeting ghost to earth once more . 22 TRANSLATIONS.
Page 81
... call'd for death , which seem'd his path to shun , And spend on less adventurous heads its force . When he beheld swift Brigliadoro run Hot o'er the field , ( Orlando's well - known horse , ) He rush'd to meet his friend beloved , and ...
... call'd for death , which seem'd his path to shun , And spend on less adventurous heads its force . When he beheld swift Brigliadoro run Hot o'er the field , ( Orlando's well - known horse , ) He rush'd to meet his friend beloved , and ...
Page 87
... Call'd down the vengeful lightning from above On Cæsar's head , whom mad Ambition stung O'er blind Ausonia's weeping fields to pour His harpy legions from Iberia's shore . Yet rest , my wandering steed , ere long to ORLANDO IN ...
... Call'd down the vengeful lightning from above On Cæsar's head , whom mad Ambition stung O'er blind Ausonia's weeping fields to pour His harpy legions from Iberia's shore . Yet rest , my wandering steed , ere long to ORLANDO IN ...
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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