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... 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 , No answering voices to their call replied ; They enter'd ; and beheld a ...
... 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 , No answering voices to their call replied ; They enter'd ; and beheld a ...
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... wide hills with martial toils resound . Not Vulcan with more speed his labours plied In Mongibel's infernal vaults below , Than those executors of Pagan pride . Some point the lance , some bend the Syrian bow , Some fit the rattling ...
... wide hills with martial toils resound . Not Vulcan with more speed his labours plied In Mongibel's infernal vaults below , Than those executors of Pagan pride . Some point the lance , some bend the Syrian bow , Some fit the rattling ...
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... wide domains , he loved the best ; And here I woke to life's distracted dream . ' Twas when in new - born flowers the meads are drest , When spring exalts the amorous poet's theme , I wander'd , tempted by the gentle air , Alone , to ...
... wide domains , he loved the best ; And here I woke to life's distracted dream . ' Twas when in new - born flowers the meads are drest , When spring exalts the amorous poet's theme , I wander'd , tempted by the gentle air , Alone , to ...
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... wide world was all too small to hold The guardian and the plunderer of the fold . In mutual faith , both ask'd , and both declared Their different journey's end : how Charles had sent To king Marsilius messengers prepared To treat ...
... wide world was all too small to hold The guardian and the plunderer of the fold . In mutual faith , both ask'd , and both declared Their different journey's end : how Charles had sent To king Marsilius messengers prepared To treat ...
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... wide world were ours . " Think'st thou , if Lucifer himself , the first , As once in heaven , so now in lowest hell , Could pierce that sacred veil , that he had durst Claim power supreme , and , claiming it , rebel ? — Or we those ...
... wide world were ours . " Think'st thou , if Lucifer himself , the first , As once in heaven , so now in lowest hell , Could pierce that sacred veil , that he had durst Claim power supreme , and , claiming it , rebel ? — Or we those ...
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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