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... soul declares . That soul is rack'd with doubts , and hopes between , Yet all , well - ponder'd , confirmation bears Of Love triumphant o'er the virgin's breast ; For blushing silence is Love's surest test . He marks with joy the bright ...
... soul declares . That soul is rack'd with doubts , and hopes between , Yet all , well - ponder'd , confirmation bears Of Love triumphant o'er the virgin's breast ; For blushing silence is Love's surest test . He marks with joy the bright ...
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... soul the gentle , amorous knight , Who thank'd a thousand times the powers above For hopes so full of rapturous soft delight . Right gladly now , his constant faith to prove , He would have pour'd his soul out in her sight ; At length ...
... soul the gentle , amorous knight , Who thank'd a thousand times the powers above For hopes so full of rapturous soft delight . Right gladly now , his constant faith to prove , He would have pour'd his soul out in her sight ; At length ...
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... soul to Paradise , the tale thus proceeds . ] Canto xii . stanza 67 . One act of grace before his spirit fled , One only act , the fainting chief required ; If chance Orlando's footsteps ever led To her , whose beauty had his bosom ...
... soul to Paradise , the tale thus proceeds . ] Canto xii . stanza 67 . One act of grace before his spirit fled , One only act , the fainting chief required ; If chance Orlando's footsteps ever led To her , whose beauty had his bosom ...
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... souls we sever ? Adventurous 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 ...
... souls we sever ? Adventurous 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 ...
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... soul possess'd- For glory's charms had fired her virgin breast . [ The Lady rescued by Morgante from a cavern , the entrance to which is guarded by a lion , relates her history to her deliverer . ] Canto xix . stanza 9 . " My sire a ...
... soul possess'd- For glory's charms had fired her virgin breast . [ The Lady rescued by Morgante from a cavern , the entrance to which is guarded by a lion , relates her history to her deliverer . ] Canto xix . stanza 9 . " My sire a ...
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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