The League of the Alps: The Seige of Valencia, The Vespers of Palermo, and Other PoemsHilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1826 - 480 pages |
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Page 158
... Roncesvalles ' Strait . " In the gloomy Roncesvalles ' Strait There are helms and lances cleft ; And they that mov'd at morn elate On a bed of heath are left ! There's many a fair young face , Which the war steed hath gone o'er ; At ...
... Roncesvalles ' Strait . " In the gloomy Roncesvalles ' Strait There are helms and lances cleft ; And they that mov'd at morn elate On a bed of heath are left ! There's many a fair young face , Which the war steed hath gone o'er ; At ...
Page 159
... Roncesvalles ' Strait ? " " In the gloomy Roncesvalles ' Strait I saw and mark'd him well ; For nobly on his steed he sate , When the pride of manhood fell ! -But it is not youth which turns From the field of spears again ; For the ...
... Roncesvalles ' Strait ? " " In the gloomy Roncesvalles ' Strait I saw and mark'd him well ; For nobly on his steed he sate , When the pride of manhood fell ! -But it is not youth which turns From the field of spears again ; For the ...
Page 160
... Roncesvalles ' Strait ! " There is dust upon his joyous brow , And o'er his graceful head ; 99 And the war - horse will not wake him now , Though it bruise his greensward bed ! -I have seen the stripling die , And the strong man meet ...
... Roncesvalles ' Strait ! " There is dust upon his joyous brow , And o'er his graceful head ; 99 And the war - horse will not wake him now , Though it bruise his greensward bed ! -I have seen the stripling die , And the strong man meet ...
Page 204
... Roncesvalles to the blue sea - waves Where Calpe looks on Afric ; till the land Have fill'd her cup of vengeance ! -Ask me now To yield the Christian city , that its fanes May rear the minaret in the face of Heaven ! -But death shall ...
... Roncesvalles to the blue sea - waves Where Calpe looks on Afric ; till the land Have fill'd her cup of vengeance ! -Ask me now To yield the Christian city , that its fanes May rear the minaret in the face of Heaven ! -But death shall ...
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ABDULLAH agony ALPHONSO ANSELMO arms art thou aught banner bear beneath blood brave breast breath bright brow call'd Castile CITIZEN clouds Conradin CONSTANCE dark dead death deep doth dreams e'en earth ELMINA ERIBERT Ev'n fair father fear flowers GARCIAS glorious glory gone GONZALEZ grave grief hast thou hath hear heard Heaven HERNANDEZ holy hope hour hush'd know'st lance wards land light lone look look'd midst mighty MONTALBA mother Mozambic ne'er night noble o'er pale pass'd peasant pour'd PROCIDA proud Provençal RAIMOND rest Roncesvalles round scene scorn SICILIANS Sicily silent singing bee sleep smile song sons soul sound speak spirit storm strong sweet sword tell thee thine things thou art Thou hast thou shouldst thought thy heart Twas Twill unto Valencia VITTORIA voice warriors wave wild wilt winds wouldst thou XIMENA young youth ΧΙΜΕΝΑ