书城公版Orlando Furioso
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第649章 XLII

With such a faithful escort fortified And sure, the Christians who had thither wound, With Silence and the Angel for their guide, No longer could stand mute or keep their ground:

But hearing now the foe, with shouts defied Their host, and made the shrilling trumpets sound;

And with loud clamours, which Heaven's concave fill, Sent through the paynim's bones a deadly chill.