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Page 5
... round ; But nothing seem'd to suit his giant frame , Save one old coat of mail with rust embrown'd , Much does he wonder , when the mail he spies , To find it fit exactly to his size . This cuirass once a monstrous giant wore , Within ...
... round ; But nothing seem'd to suit his giant frame , Save one old coat of mail with rust embrown'd , Much does he wonder , when the mail he spies , To find it fit exactly to his size . This cuirass once a monstrous giant wore , Within ...
Page 11
... round . By this , Morgante , though the Count declined His service , sought the unearthly fight to close ; Fell with his mace upon the fiend behind , And made him stagger with a shower of blows . Then horribly that hellish demon grinn'd ...
... round . By this , Morgante , though the Count declined His service , sought the unearthly fight to close ; Fell with his mace upon the fiend behind , And made him stagger with a shower of blows . Then horribly that hellish demon grinn'd ...
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... round arms , for action form'd and grace ; And white , and long , and flexible her hands , Fitted to bend the twanging bow in chase Amid the noblest of Diana's bands . Tempting th ' impassion'd lover's warm embrace , Her swelling bosom ...
... round arms , for action form'd and grace ; And white , and long , and flexible her hands , Fitted to bend the twanging bow in chase Amid the noblest of Diana's bands . Tempting th ' impassion'd lover's warm embrace , Her swelling bosom ...
Page 52
... round his brows are rosy chaplets twined , Now gorgeous tapestry for his feet is spread ; The storied walls , carved roofs , and inlaid floor , The same that deck'd the courts of Caradore . ( 12 ) The banquet rich in royal state is ...
... round his brows are rosy chaplets twined , Now gorgeous tapestry for his feet is spread ; The storied walls , carved roofs , and inlaid floor , The same that deck'd the courts of Caradore . ( 12 ) The banquet rich in royal state is ...
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... round , And bathe his forehead in the Gascon sea , Ere yet the tallest Pagan spear shall show Its glittering point to the devoted foe . Who wakes in Roncesvalles ? Is there one That slumbers not , secure from thought of ill ? All ...
... round , And bathe his forehead in the Gascon sea , Ere yet the tallest Pagan spear shall show Its glittering point to the devoted foe . Who wakes in Roncesvalles ? Is there one That slumbers not , secure from thought of ill ? All ...
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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