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 In rear, in rear came to them fear
 * From all the forest wide;

They broke their ranks, and panic-struck
 * Took flight on every side.

With valiant hand bursts Voimir forth,
 * And the entrance of the vale

Half occupies across, and doth
 * Vlaslaw in flank assail.

’Tis crashing and dashing in the vale,
 * As hills with hills did fight,

And all the trees in all the wood
 * Did ’gainst each other smite.

Now Vlaslaw springs ’gainst Czestmir forth,
 * Czestmir ;gainst him doth bound!

In savage duel! wound on wound!
 * He smote him to the ground!

Vlaslaw extended on the earth
 * In fierce convulsions lies,

Nor sideways, backwards, doth his strength
 * Avail again to rise,

And all in black and gloomy night
 * Morena wraps his eyes.