书城公版Orlando Furioso
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第632章 XXV

Religion cannot for the priest bespeak Mercy, nor innocence avail the child:

Nor gently beaming eyes, nor vermeil cheek, Protect the blooming dame or damsel mild.

Age smites its breast and flies: while bent to wreak Vengeance, the Saracen, with gore defiled, Shows not his valour more than cruel rage, Heedless alike of order, sex, and age.