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Page 50
... pass'd the sultry hours , Till eve descending over hill and vale With dewy fingers closed the drooping flowers : Now fresher perfumes load each passing gale , And sweet birds nestle in their summer bowers , And tunes her throat the ...
... pass'd the sultry hours , Till eve descending over hill and vale With dewy fingers closed the drooping flowers : Now fresher perfumes load each passing gale , And sweet birds nestle in their summer bowers , And tunes her throat the ...
Page 65
... pass'd . 666 ' How , if Orlando fears ? ' ' He shall not fear , ' The traitor answer'd : - ' to confirm him ours , Give me the surcoat thou art used to bear ( 8 ) In purple wrought and stiff with golden flowers : That vest my son , my ...
... pass'd . 666 ' How , if Orlando fears ? ' ' He shall not fear , ' The traitor answer'd : - ' to confirm him ours , Give me the surcoat thou art used to bear ( 8 ) In purple wrought and stiff with golden flowers : That vest my son , my ...
Page 89
... pass'd , That wondrous spectre , —and o'er all things near Breathed a damp chillness which the soul o'ercast Of brave Rinaldo , long unused to fear : It seem'd as hell had sent some poisonous blast , Embodied in that image dark and ...
... pass'd , That wondrous spectre , —and o'er all things near Breathed a damp chillness which the soul o'ercast Of brave Rinaldo , long unused to fear : It seem'd as hell had sent some poisonous blast , Embodied in that image dark and ...
Page 106
... pass'd o'er the imperial brow ; But Salamon still grasp'd his half - drawn sword , And Britain's king , and wise Bavaria's lord . But when the second blast that pierced the sky Had far and wide its scatter'd echos sent , From all the ...
... pass'd o'er the imperial brow ; But Salamon still grasp'd his half - drawn sword , And Britain's king , and wise Bavaria's lord . But when the second blast that pierced the sky Had far and wide its scatter'd echos sent , From all the ...
Page 167
... pass'd , and could survey Him near , saw ' twas a Friar of Orders Grey . XVI . Rinaldo wore his beaver closed , from fright , As if he'd been by harpies still surrounded ; And , thus accoutred , wish'd the Friar " Good night ! " " Ave ...
... pass'd , and could survey Him near , saw ' twas a Friar of Orders Grey . XVI . Rinaldo wore his beaver closed , from fright , As if he'd been by harpies still surrounded ; And , thus accoutred , wish'd the Friar " Good night ! " " Ave ...
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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