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... hand ; His hand , as proud of such a dignity , Smoking with pride , marched on to make his stand On her bare breast , the heart of all her land : Whose ranks of blue veins , as his hand did scale , Left their round turrets destitute and ...
... hand ; His hand , as proud of such a dignity , Smoking with pride , marched on to make his stand On her bare breast , the heart of all her land : Whose ranks of blue veins , as his hand did scale , Left their round turrets destitute and ...
Page 303
... hand to hand . Speak not to me of truce , and pledge , and wine ! Remember all thy valour : try thy feints And cunning : all the pity I had is gone : Because thou hast shamed me before both the hosts With thy light skipping tricks , and ...
... hand to hand . Speak not to me of truce , and pledge , and wine ! Remember all thy valour : try thy feints And cunning : all the pity I had is gone : Because thou hast shamed me before both the hosts With thy light skipping tricks , and ...
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... hand Against his breast , his heavy mailed hand , That the hard iron corslet clanked aloud : And to his heart he pressed the other hand , And in a hollow voice he spake , and said : ' Sohrab , that were a proof which could not lie . If ...
... hand Against his breast , his heavy mailed hand , That the hard iron corslet clanked aloud : And to his heart he pressed the other hand , And in a hollow voice he spake , and said : ' Sohrab , that were a proof which could not lie . If ...
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