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Empires I scorn'd, and the vast Monarchy
Of th' Orient ruddy (offer'd me in vain)
I left, that I the Sovereign Face might see
Of my Aurora, fair Claridiane;

Whom, as by Miracle I surely lov'd;
So, banish'd by Disgrace, even very Hell
Quak'd at mine Arm that did his Fury tame:

But thou, Illustrious Gothe, Quixote ! hast prov'd
Thy Valour for Dulcinea's fake so well,
As both on Earth have gain d Eternal Fame.

Orlando Furioso, Peer of France, to Don Quixote of the Mancha.

Tho' thou art not a Peer, thou hast no peer,
Who might'st among ten thcusand Peers be one;
Nor shalt thou never any Peer have here,
Who, ever conquering, vanquish'd wast of none.

Quixote, I'm Oriando! that Cast-away
For fair Angelica cross'd remotest Seas,
And did such Trophies on Fame's Altar lay,
As pass Oblivion's Reach many Degrees.

Nor can T be thy Peer, for Peerlessness
Is to thy Prowess due, and great Renown,
Altho' I lost, as well as thou, my Wit;
Yet mine thou may'st be, if thy good Success
Make thee the proud Moor tame, a Schite that crown
Us Equals in Disgrace, and loving Fit.

Solis