书城公版Orlando Furioso
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第3216章 LXXXV

Him, that to save his life i' the waters thought, Or, at the worst, to perish with less pain, (Since swimming profited the caitiff nought, And he perceived his strength and courage drain)

To the hungry fires from which the refuge sought, The fear of drowning hurries back again:

He grasps a burning plank, and in the dread Of dying either death, by both is sped.