Pelayo: Or, The Cavern of Covadonga. A RomanceHarper & brothers, 1836 - 204 pages |
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... That stood the storm when waves were rough , Yet in a sunny hour fell off , " ( ouf . ) MOORE . " They lay them down to rest , With corselet laced , " ( lest . ) " Yet write me all , that I may join , ( jine ) Griefs to thy griefs , and ...
... That stood the storm when waves were rough , Yet in a sunny hour fell off , " ( ouf . ) MOORE . " They lay them down to rest , With corselet laced , " ( lest . ) " Yet write me all , that I may join , ( jine ) Griefs to thy griefs , and ...
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Pelayo: Or, the Cavern of Covadonga. a Romance Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie No preview available - 2023 |
Pelayo, Or the Cavern of Covadonga: A Romance (Classic Reprint) Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie No preview available - 2017 |
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Alonzo Antonio art thou beam beauty's beneath blood bosom brave breast breath bright broke brow burst Cantabria CANTO CAVERN OF COVADONGA charms chase cheek chieftain clouds cold country's cried crimson dare dark death deep despair dread dream DUDLEY SELDEN e'en e'er earth ev'ry fade fair fair lady fancy fatal hour fear feel flash fled flow'rets fond gazed gentle glance glide gloom glow golden Goths grief hand hath heart heaven hope hour liberty light lips look lover lyre maid maiden Moor Moorish Munuza ne'er neath night noble o'er once Ormesinda Pelayo perchance Plutus pride princess proud radiant rocks round scarce scene seem'd shine smile soon soul Spain strain strife sweet sword talismanic band tears tell thee thine thou thought throne tone veil voice wake warrior waves ween wild wildly wilt wing wooing Ximena youth
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