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... sight ! A spacious palace there arose to view , Which , in the midst of that wide plain they spied ; The Earl dismounted as they near it drew , For the vast portal stood expanded wide . They call'd ; but , all the hollow arches through ...
... sight ! A spacious palace there arose to view , Which , in the midst of that wide plain they spied ; The Earl dismounted as they near it drew , For the vast portal stood expanded wide . They call'd ; but , all the hollow arches through ...
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... sight ; At length , while still she linger'd by his side , All burning with desire , he thus replied . " I never yet have done a deed , fair maid , By which such joy my bosom has possest . If thou from death wast rescued by my aid , I ...
... sight ; At length , while still she linger'd by his side , All burning with desire , he thus replied . " I never yet have done a deed , fair maid , By which such joy my bosom has possest . If thou from death wast rescued by my aid , I ...
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... sight of a valiant and powerful monarch reduced to such an extreme of human misery by love of her , however mistaken he may have proved in the unusual path he had chosen for the attainment of his wishes . She bids him live , persuades ...
... sight of a valiant and powerful monarch reduced to such an extreme of human misery by love of her , however mistaken he may have proved in the unusual path he had chosen for the attainment of his wishes . She bids him live , persuades ...
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... love ! — ) At Fontarabia on the Gascon seas Our sovereign holds his court ; nor thence will move , Till , as the tenor of the peace decrees , In the tremendous sight of God above , Whom Moor ORLANDO IN RONCESVALLES . 55.
... love ! — ) At Fontarabia on the Gascon seas Our sovereign holds his court ; nor thence will move , Till , as the tenor of the peace decrees , In the tremendous sight of God above , Whom Moor ORLANDO IN RONCESVALLES . 55.
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John Herman Merivale. In the tremendous sight of God above , Whom Moor and Christian equally adore , Marsilius shall have seal'd the faith he swore . " But when into thy hands at Roncesvaux The solemn cession shall be made complete , The ...
John Herman Merivale. In the tremendous sight of God above , Whom Moor and Christian equally adore , Marsilius shall have seal'd the faith he swore . " But when into thy hands at Roncesvaux The solemn cession shall be made complete , The ...
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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