书城公版Orlando Furioso
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第2733章 LXXI

Here doubly waxed the paladin's surprize, To see that place so large, when viewed at hand;

Resembling that a little hoop in size, When from the globe surveyed whereon we stand, And that he both his eyes behoved to strain, If he would view Earth's circling seas and land;

In that, by reason of the lack of light, Their images attained to little height.