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Page 11
... fell to earth's hot centre from the skies . " At length he pull'd the stone from off the cave ; When , lo ! a demon , black as blackest hell , Wrapt in the mouldering cerements of the grave , Leapt bounding from the abyss with hideous ...
... fell to earth's hot centre from the skies . " At length he pull'd the stone from off the cave ; When , lo ! a demon , black as blackest hell , Wrapt in the mouldering cerements of the grave , Leapt bounding from the abyss with hideous ...
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... fell , And Lucifer exchanged the realms of light For everlasting woe in blackest hell . It is the sin which justice puts to flight , Whereby the holy city Salem fell ; Which plunged Iscariot in eternal night ; It is the sin that loudest ...
... fell , And Lucifer exchanged the realms of light For everlasting woe in blackest hell . It is the sin which justice puts to flight , Whereby the holy city Salem fell ; Which plunged Iscariot in eternal night ; It is the sin that loudest ...
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... Fell , fierce , and 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 ...
... Fell , fierce , and 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 ...
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... fell on his rear- guard , and , by the advantage of situation , over- whelmed it with fragments of rocks and missile * Anno 778. Duchesne , tom . ii . p . 97 . weapons , so that not a man escaped . Among Orlando in Roncesvalles, a Poem ...
... fell on his rear- guard , and , by the advantage of situation , over- whelmed it with fragments of rocks and missile * Anno 778. Duchesne , tom . ii . p . 97 . weapons , so that not a man escaped . Among Orlando in Roncesvalles, a Poem ...
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... fell the pearly shower , - Ah tears ill timed , when all things else were glad ! The soul - born pride of female courage slept ; Anglante's spouse , the Rose of Clermont , wept . And wherefore falls the pearly shower so fast ? And ...
... fell the pearly shower , - Ah tears ill timed , when all things else were glad ! The soul - born pride of female courage slept ; Anglante's spouse , the Rose of Clermont , wept . And wherefore falls the pearly shower so fast ? And ...
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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