Mazeppa, Byron's poem published 1819, based on

Mazeppa, Byron's poem published 1819, based on passage in Voltaire's Charles XII'. Mazeppa, discovered in intrigue, is stripped and bound to a wild Ukrainian horse which was lashed into madness. It galloped until it reached plains of Ukraine and there dropped dead. Mazeppa, near death, was rescued by Cossacks

1819 Cossacks Discovered Dropped Galloped Intrigue Lashed Madness Mazeppa Plains Poem Reached Rescued Stripped Ukrainian Voltaires

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