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... eyes , Marking with generous grief his manly face , Stay'd till his grief was calm'd , and ceased his sighs , Then ask'd the reason of so sad a case ; 66 Why on these storied rafters dost thou gaze With such sad aspect , lost in mute ...
... eyes , Marking with generous grief his manly face , Stay'd till his grief was calm'd , and ceased his sighs , Then ask'd the reason of so sad a case ; 66 Why on these storied rafters dost thou gaze With such sad aspect , lost in mute ...
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... Marquis nigh expire For love of her , and caught herself his fire . Now with the lightnings of her eye she lances , In answer to her foe , those fiery darts That Love is wont to send , in tender glances 14 TRANSLATIONS.
... Marquis nigh expire For love of her , and caught herself his fire . Now with the lightnings of her eye she lances , In answer to her foe , those fiery darts That Love is wont to send , in tender glances 14 TRANSLATIONS.
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... eyes Speak the warm language that the voice denies . Now when the knight beheld his fancy's queen Salute him with such bashful , downcast airs , The sharpness of the serpent's tooth is clean Forgot , and other wounds his soul declares ...
... eyes Speak the warm language that the voice denies . Now when the knight beheld his fancy's queen Salute him with such bashful , downcast airs , The sharpness of the serpent's tooth is clean Forgot , and other wounds his soul declares ...
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... eyes like stars that Heaven's blue concave hold ; Great Juno's form her stately front confess'd ; Her ivory teeth in some celestial mould Were cast , her mouth with rosy dimples drest ; And beauteous Pallas had conspired to deck Her ...
... eyes like stars that Heaven's blue concave hold ; Great Juno's form her stately front confess'd ; Her ivory teeth in some celestial mould Were cast , her mouth with rosy dimples drest ; And beauteous Pallas had conspired to deck Her ...
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... eyes survey'd that host so strong , With knightly leaders , confident and brave , " At length , " she cried , " ' tis given me to behold The wide - stretch'd limits of the Christian fold . " Its mighty castles with their goodly towers ...
... eyes survey'd that host so strong , With knightly leaders , confident and brave , " At length , " she cried , " ' tis given me to behold The wide - stretch'd limits of the Christian fold . " Its mighty castles with their goodly towers ...
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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