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... Scarce half the charger's neck was seen ; For he was barbed from counter to tail , And the rider was armed complete in mail ; Never heavier man and horse Stemmed a midnight torrent's force . The warrior's very plume , I say , Was ...
... Scarce half the charger's neck was seen ; For he was barbed from counter to tail , And the rider was armed complete in mail ; Never heavier man and horse Stemmed a midnight torrent's force . The warrior's very plume , I say , Was ...
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... scarce told , scarce hid , Lent to her cheek a livelier red : When the half sigh her swelling breast Against the silken 21 CANTO IL LAY OF THE.
... scarce told , scarce hid , Lent to her cheek a livelier red : When the half sigh her swelling breast Against the silken 21 CANTO IL LAY OF THE.
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... scarce an earthly man , If the tales were true , that of him ran Through all the Border , far and near . " Twas said , when the Baron a - hunting rode Through Reedsdale's glens , but rarely trod , He heard a voice cry , " Lost ! lost ...
... scarce an earthly man , If the tales were true , that of him ran Through all the Border , far and near . " Twas said , when the Baron a - hunting rode Through Reedsdale's glens , but rarely trod , He heard a voice cry , " Lost ! lost ...
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... scarce his helmet could he don , When downward from the shady hill A stately knight came pricking on . That warrior's steed , so dapple - gray , Was dark with sweat , and splashed with clay ; His armour red with many a stain : He seemed ...
... scarce his helmet could he don , When downward from the shady hill A stately knight came pricking on . That warrior's steed , so dapple - gray , Was dark with sweat , and splashed with clay ; His armour red with many a stain : He seemed ...
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... green , Reached scantly to his knee ; And , at his belt , of arrows keen A furbished sheaf bore he ; His buckler scarce in breadth a span , No longer fence had he ; 83 He never counted him a man , Would strike below LAST MINSTREL .
... green , Reached scantly to his knee ; And , at his belt , of arrows keen A furbished sheaf bore he ; His buckler scarce in breadth a span , No longer fence had he ; 83 He never counted him a man , Would strike below LAST MINSTREL .
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