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 1     2|     haughty Saracen retorts,~As proud, and burning with as fierce
 2     5|          greedy and severe,~And proud was held, and false and
 3     9|        relieve my pain.~At this proud Friesland's sovereign such
 4     9|     sore his squadron to array,~Proud Friesland's arms our wretched
 5     9|         dreadful deed was done,~Proud he returned, both he and
 6    10|          above was said)~Of the proud king who ruled the Friesland
 7    10|      injurious cries,~Which the proud damsel at the warrior throws,~
 8    12|        with subtle care,~Is the proud palace. He who fast in hold~
 9    14|     dismay,~And little reck the proud barbarian's boast:~Nor when
10    14|         Nimrod yields in might,~Proud and untamed; and who would
11    17|    might,~Renewed in youth, and proud of polished scale,~Darts
12    18|         in his clutch had prest~Proud Paris, and they reached
13    18|       Serpentine and Balugantes proud,~And the renowned Ferrau,
14    19|          While aye more passing proud and arrogant,~Waxes in rage
15    20|     deformed by age;~And to the proud Marphisa, at her side~The
16    20| CXXXVIII~"Hear, you that are so proud," (the hag pursues)~"And
17    26|        brittle crystal, in that proud career,~The weapons at the
18    26|       To young Rogero: "Take my proud defy!"~ ~ CII~"Audacious
19    27|      CXXI~"Yet be not therefore proud and full of scorn~Women,
20    27|     loathsome weed.~Despiteous, proud, importunate, and lorn~Of
21    30|         XVIII~King Mandricardo, proud that in his right~His lady
22    30|     XXXIII~"Woe worth me! I was proud, with little right,~So good
23    30|         Tartar heard,~Which the proud warrior to the strife defies,~
24    31|     Brandimart, at the paynim's proud discourse,~His weapon in
25    32| stubborn heart to bend?~ ~ XIX~"Proud youth! he knows my worship
26    34|       of Lydia's king, am I,~To proud estate and princely honours
27    35|      the pair,~And sent by that proud paynim to Argier:~These
28    35|        goodly horse,~Whence the proud Moor was flung in martial
29    35|       Wheeling as well, at that proud paynim spurred~Her horse
30    36|       Aymon's daughter, no less proud of heart,~"What art thou
31    36|      white marble wrought,~Is a proud monument, and newly made;~
32    39|        given to know --~By that proud paynim, who the deed had
33    39|         cruel some, as weak and proud some shent~Their king, and (
34    42|        her pain~Rogero impious, proud, and perjured call,~See
35    42|  housing broidered o'er,~As the proud surcoat of the cavalier.~
36    44|      shrilling pipe and trumpet proud,~And other festive music,
37    45|         her told~That which the proud Marphisa would maintain;~
38    46|     Acheron descends his spirit proud.~ ~ ~ I~I, if my chart deceives
39    46|   settled purpose won;~But that proud lord in person did persuade~
40    46|       With a loud voice, and in proud accent, "I~Am Rodomont of
41    46|        martial pair~Raise their proud horses nimbly from the ground;~
42    46|         earth so haughty and so proud.~ ~ ~[End of the "Orlando
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