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Page 31
... vale I traced , and , following onward , glad and free , ( My long hair floating to the western gale , ) I sate beneath a verdant canopy , Embower'd in wood , to hear the bird repeat That thrilling song , so musically sweet . " Whilst ...
... vale I traced , and , following onward , glad and free , ( My long hair floating to the western gale , ) I sate beneath a verdant canopy , Embower'd in wood , to hear the bird repeat That thrilling song , so musically sweet . " Whilst ...
Page 50
... 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 wakeful nightingale . The wandering knights some friendly ...
... 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 wakeful nightingale . The wandering knights some friendly ...
Page 58
... vale , where smile Soft meadows in perennial verdure gay , And , every side surrounding , pile o'er pile Rise the gigantic hills , and seem to say , Here are we fix'd by Heaven's creating hand The everlasting guardians of the land ...
... vale , where smile Soft meadows in perennial verdure gay , And , every side surrounding , pile o'er pile Rise the gigantic hills , and seem to say , Here are we fix'd by Heaven's creating hand The everlasting guardians of the land ...
Page 60
... vale , With stern despight that would not be controll'd , The enchanter sought , beneath the moonlight pale , Montalban's towers , and there deep ponder'd o'er , Night following night , his strange mysterious lore . Down in the infernal ...
... vale , With stern despight that would not be controll'd , The enchanter sought , beneath the moonlight pale , Montalban's towers , and there deep ponder'd o'er , Night following night , his strange mysterious lore . Down in the infernal ...
Page 66
... vale our Paladins await , Thoughtless of ill , the o'erwhelming rush of fate . " But say , is there no hope of safety yet ? No buckler yet the impending blow to stay ? " " None - Roncesvalles is the fowler's net , Already cast around ...
... vale our Paladins await , Thoughtless of ill , the o'erwhelming rush of fate . " But say , is there no hope of safety yet ? No buckler yet the impending blow to stay ? " " None - Roncesvalles is the fowler's net , Already cast around ...
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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