书城公版Orlando Furioso
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第3224章 VI

'Twas night, nor gleam was anywhere descried, When first the fleets in furious strife were blended;

But when lit sulphur, pitch and tar from side And poop and prow into the sky ascended, And the destructive wild-fire, scattered wide, Fed upon ship and shallop ill defended, The things about them all descried so clear That night was changed to day, as 'twould appear.