书城公版Orlando Furioso
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第2711章 XLIX

Here sapphire, ruby, gold, and topaz glow, Pearl, jacinth, chrysolite and diamond lie, Which well might pass for natural flowers which blow, Catching their colour from that kindly sky.

So green the grass! could we have such below, We should prefer it to our emerald's dye.

As fair the foliage of those pleasant bowers!

Whose trees are ever filled with fruit and flowers.