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Page 15
... hope in every fibre glows ; Since these the certain signs of love he knows . " My hard , unpitying destiny , " she said , " The will of Heaven , or Fortune's wayward doom , Had well nigh brought my young and guileless head Within the ...
... hope in every fibre glows ; Since these the certain signs of love he knows . " My hard , unpitying destiny , " she said , " The will of Heaven , or Fortune's wayward doom , Had well nigh brought my young and guileless head Within the ...
Page 19
... hope - for every hope with me is o'er . " Yes for thy love , this jewel I'll retain , And wear it to my constant bosom prest , Thence never to be torn , or part again , E'en through the tomb's interminable rest . For all the ills I've ...
... hope - for every hope with me is o'er . " Yes for thy love , this jewel I'll retain , And wear it to my constant bosom prest , Thence never to be torn , or part again , E'en through the tomb's interminable rest . For all the ills I've ...
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... And is it thus we hope a glorious throne ? And is it thus Anthea's boasts we brave ? And is it thus we rule o'er Babylon ? And was it thus our plighted faith we gave ? And is it thus that plighted faith is shewn ? FROM PULCI . 27.
... And is it thus we hope a glorious throne ? And is it thus Anthea's boasts we brave ? And is it thus we rule o'er Babylon ? And was it thus our plighted faith we gave ? And is it thus that plighted faith is shewn ? FROM PULCI . 27.
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... hope and joy , farewell for ever ! " [ Awakened to a sense of honour and duty by these remonstrances , Rinaldo starts from the trance which had enthralled his senses , and sallies forth to the field against his fair and valiant enslaver ...
... hope and joy , farewell for ever ! " [ Awakened to a sense of honour and duty by these remonstrances , Rinaldo starts from the trance which had enthralled his senses , and sallies forth to the field against his fair and valiant enslaver ...
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... Hope and Joy thy brother's bosom swell , And plumed Pride , the deadly foe to Fear . But 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 ...
... Hope and Joy thy brother's bosom swell , And plumed Pride , the deadly foe to Fear . But 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 ...
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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