书城公版Orlando Furioso
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第3709章 IV

In his retreat that ancient eremite Could bind his inmates with a faster noose, And in true love more firmly them unite, Than other could in domes where courtiers use;

And so enduring was the knot and tight, That nothing short of death the tie could loose.

Benignant all the hermit found that crew;

Whiter at heart than swans in outward hue.