书城公版Orlando Furioso
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第2696章 XXXIV

"And if the knight, when a vile woman sues, His purpose shift, let him the evil bear:

He will not, for the warrior's asking, lose What he has hardly conquered in a year.

Alcestes to the king his suit renews, And next complains, that he rejects his prayer.

At length the Thracian fires, and threatens high, By love or force the monarch shall comply.