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... dark Orion , bringing storms along . Here too , were huge immeasurable whales , Those vast and dreadful monsters of the deep , That seize with furious sway the passing sails , And to the bottom of the ocean sweep . There , tuneful ...
... dark Orion , bringing storms along . Here too , were huge immeasurable whales , Those vast and dreadful monsters of the deep , That seize with furious sway the passing sails , And to the bottom of the ocean sweep . There , tuneful ...
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... dark : and in the thicket stood : I rose , and darted swiftly through the wood . " And well I might have conquer'd in the race ; But that fair hair , my maiden joy and pride , Free as myself , and loosen'd from its trace , An oak's rude ...
... dark : and in the thicket stood : I rose , and darted swiftly through the wood . " And well I might have conquer'd in the race ; But that fair hair , my maiden joy and pride , Free as myself , and loosen'd from its trace , An oak's rude ...
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... dark and tomb - like cave are seen No forms but those of fancy and of fear . Now by the flickering moonlight's feeble sheen I dream away night's troubled moments here : Where roses bloom'd , rude thorns alone remain , And , nursed in ...
... dark and tomb - like cave are seen No forms but those of fancy and of fear . Now by the flickering moonlight's feeble sheen I dream away night's troubled moments here : Where roses bloom'd , rude thorns alone remain , And , nursed in ...
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... dark presages of approaching fate ? The warning words , on Namo's lips that hung , ( 4 ) Big with the ruin of the Christian state ? What Salamon's sagacious mind foretold ? What Britain's valiant King , the wise and old ? ( 5 ) " In ...
... dark presages of approaching fate ? The warning words , on Namo's lips that hung , ( 4 ) Big with the ruin of the Christian state ? What Salamon's sagacious mind foretold ? What Britain's valiant King , the wise and old ? ( 5 ) " In ...
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... 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 forests lay Of shadowy plane rows , and the stately beech ...
... 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 forests lay Of shadowy plane rows , and the stately beech ...
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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