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With trenchant swords upraised and poised on high, it seeh

the two valiant and wrathful co heaven, and

earth, and hell, with such resolution and determination did they bear

themselves The fiery Biscayan was the first to strike a blohich was

delivered with such force and fury that had not the sword turned in its

course, that single stroke would have sufficed to put an end to the

bitter struggle and to all the adventures of our knight; but that good

fortune which reserved his, turned aside the sword of

his adversary, so that although it smote him upon the left shoulder, it

did him no

away a great part of his helmet with half of his ear, all which with

fearful ruin fell to the ground, leaving hiht

Good God! Who is there that could properly describe the rage that filled

the heart of our Manchegan when he saw himself dealt with in this

fashion? All that can be said is, it was such that he again raised