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  1     I|         was one,~Rinald except, a prince of greater might,~With majesty
  2     I|      blood were dyed,~The furious Prince Tancredi from that fray~
  3     I|           bold,~Whereon a valiant prince might justly boast,~Three
  4     I|           conquest to obtain,~The Prince of Danes he is, and brings
  5     I|     behind,~And move the Greekish Prince to send us aid,~Tell him
  6     I|        all;~So when his banks the prince of rivers, Po,~Doth overswell,
  7     I|       renew.~ ~ LXXXIII~This aged prince ycleped Aladine,~Ruled in
  8    II|          mortal hand,~Or else the Prince of Heaven's eternal pleasure,~
  9    II|          his face,~Had struck the prince with wonder and dismay,~
 10    II|          Argantes bold,~So as one prince salute another wold;~ ~
 11    II|       counsel, arms and gold,~The Prince of Egypt war 'gainst you
 12   III|       beauty's beam.~ ~ XXIII~The prince well knew her, though her
 13   III|   forestward gan hie,~Whither the prince right pensive wend and sad,~
 14   III|           offence."~This said the prince, and more perchance had
 15   III|           rides the mild~And good Prince William, England's king'
 16   III|       when they saw the Bulloigne prince draw near,~All felt new
 17    IV| nightingale:~ ~ XXXIX~"Victorious prince, whose honorable name~Is
 18    IV|          treasons show.~ ~ XLIII~"Prince Arbilan that reigned in
 19     V|         hand.~ ~ II~But first the prince, by grave advice, decreed~
 20     V|      fellows' hearts incline:~But Prince Gernando coveted the place,~
 21     V|               XVII~This barbarous prince, who only vainly thought~
 22     V|      thousand stayed not one,~But Prince Gernando bore the brunt
 23     V|          art,~That no defence the prince of wounds acquits,~Where
 24     V|      blade;~Down fell the hapless prince with death oppressed,~A
 25     V|     XXXIII~Arnoldo, minion of the Prince thus slain,~Augments the
 26     V|       telling it, and saith,~This Prince murdered, for a quarrel
 27     V|   increased fear.~ ~ XXXVI~"Great Prince," quoth Tancred; "set before
 28     V|        courage to appease;~"Young Prince, thy valor," thus he gan
 29     V|     absence to excuse,~There with Prince Boemond live in ease and
 30     V|        LIII~But Guelpho, when the prince his leave had take~And now
 31     V|           or by fight?~The Norway Prince hath bought his folly dear,~
 32     V|   maintain~That for his pride the prince was justly slain.~ ~ LIX~"
 33    VI|            While thus the careful prince provision made,~To him Argantes
 34    VI|          hardy enterprise,~But on Prince Tancred saw he all the rout~
 35    VI|        present thyself before~The Prince Tancredi, wounded in his
 36    VI|         place,~Before the wounded prince then was he brought,~Who
 37    VI|         kind~When first I was the Prince Tancredi's thrall:~I covet
 38    VI|        alas.~With tardy news from Prince Tancredi's tent,~Fled likewise,
 39   VII|        Boemond hath me sent:"~The prince thought this his uncle's
 40   VII|         Turks did nobly win."~The prince beheld the piece, which
 41   VII|           bright,~Gainst whom the prince marched on a stately pace,~
 42   VII|       defence he used,~As did the prince to work him harm and scathe;~
 43   VII|          with such force upon the prince he laid,~That neither plate
 44   VII|           or thrice did reel.~The prince, whose looks disdainful
 45   VII|       shade,~No further could the prince pursue the chase,~Nothing
 46   VII|          the crew~Was that strong prince who proud Gernando slew:~ ~
 47  VIII|        Godfrey sage doth tell~The Prince of Denmark's valour, death
 48  VIII|          life away,~Of that great prince, chief of all Pagan kings:~
 49  VIII|            Arm, arm,' they cried; Prince Sweno at the same,~Glistering
 50  VIII|         After long fight, at last Prince Sweno slew.~ ~ XXIV~"Ah,
 51  VIII|      desire,~So toward heaven the prince lay bolt upright,~Like him
 52  VIII|   therefore, will not, though the prince be slain,~Who used erst
 53  VIII|          done, when thus~The good Prince Godfrey answered him, "Sir
 54  VIII|    kingdom strong,~Subdued was by Prince Tancredi's stroke,~Nor how
 55    IX|        loss, to other's harm!~The prince let fall his sword, and
 56     X|          And into Sion brings the Prince by night~Where the sad king
 57     X|           And what art thou?" the prince in scorn replies,~"What
 58     X|          All suddenly by name the prince gan call,~By which awaked
 59     X|          out by weeks and days,~A prince that shall in fertile Egypt
 60     X|     appeased his foolish ire.~The prince content remounted at his
 61     X|         for his guide he gave the prince his left:~ ~ XXX~"What,"
 62     X|           was borne,~And left the prince in view of lightsome day,~
 63     X|          Behold," quoth he, "good prince, what aid I bring,~Since
 64     X|      ashamed,~At last the English prince with countenance bold,~The
 65     X|        mishap,~Within short while Prince Tancred thither came,~And
 66     X|      LXXIII~Thus spake the Briton prince, with humble cheer~The hermit
 67     X|     LXXVIII~These words of his of Prince Rinaldo's death~Out of their
 68    XI|         there it seems the mighty prince intends~Godfredo's hoped
 69    XI|         such extremes the wounded prince he brought,~That with fell
 70    XI|          his breath,~Since in his prince's stead he suffered death.~ ~
 71   XII|           palace wide~About their prince where all his lords were
 72   XII|                XII~Thus spake the prince, and gently 'gan distrain,~
 73   XII|       speeches torn:~"Right noble prince, as aye hath been your use~
 74   XII|       bends and reels.~ ~ LXV~The prince his hand upon her shield
 75   XII|           Their guide far off the prince knew by his shield,~And
 76   XII|      laurel crowned:~Next day the prince, whose love and courage
 77   XII|      boaster stout~Would kill the prince, who late had slain his
 78  XIII|          I hold,~For it to lose a prince or champion bold.~ ~ XXXV~
 79  XIII|        away.~O'ercome retired the prince, and as he came,~His sword
 80   XIV|           Two knights to find the prince are sent in haste,~But Peter,
 81   XIV|           that part,~Where of the prince they shall hear certain
 82   XIV|         the duke addressed:~"Good prince, mild, though unasked, kind,
 83   XIV|         meek benign and kind,~For Prince Rinaldo bold, I humbly sue,~
 84   XIV|          start the Dane that bare Prince Sweno's brand,~"I will,"
 85   XIV|           must stretch before the prince be found,~Beyond our world,
 86   XIV|       Godfrey's practice that the prince was slain,~Yet vanished
 87   XIV|        laid,~The marble white the prince did long behold,~And this
 88   XIV|        bound, thus taken, did the prince remain,~And in a coach which
 89   XVI|        the bushes were~Before the prince in glistering arms appear:~ ~
 90  XVII|           gold.~ ~ IX~This mighty prince assembled had the flower~
 91  XVII|         islanders came then their prince before~Whose lands Arabia'
 92  XVII|        kind embrace,~To the young prince, that silent stood and mute,~
 93  XVII|        falling empire went,~First Prince of Est, that did the sceptre
 94  XVII|         and a captain sly;~After, Prince Lewis did he well uphold~
 95  XVII|       death and fall~Of the young prince of Danes, his late dear
 96  XVII|      hermit, and his prophecy~The prince accepted with content and
 97 XVIII|          best.~ ~ V~When with the prince these lords had iterate~
 98 XVIII|          of his changed weed,~The Prince perceived well, and long
 99 XVIII|           LII~"Fear not, renowned prince, resist, endure~Till the
100 XVIII|       fortune will~That this good prince his wonted foe shall kill.~ ~
101 XVIII|          spent;~Renown so got the prince esteemed naught:~His angry
102 XVIII|      chase:~In these extremes the prince and those he guides~Half
103 XVIII|      thither all his strength the prince had brought,~For life and
104   XIX|         smote:~The Pagan knew the prince by his array,~By his strong
105   XIX|         heart,~To catch his point Prince Tancred strove and sought,~
106   XIX|        did throw,~Which while the Prince awards and doth prevent,~
107   XIX|       freedom found;~But the good Prince, his hand more fit for blows,~
108   XIX|    defence to make:~The courteous prince stepped back, and "Yield
109   XIX|           wise King Solomon;~That prince this stately house did whilom
110   XIX|          To kill the man that had Prince Sweno slain.~ ~ L~And now
111   XIX|          er compare thee with the Prince of Ind."~ ~ LXXIII~Lord
112   XIX|         am Erminia, daughter to a prince,~But Tancred's slave, thy
113   XIX|           my swollen eyne;~`Great prince,' quoth I, `grant mercy,
114    XX|       when by death of this black prince alone~The taste of blood
115    XX|         heat to cold.~ ~ LXII~The prince passed by the chariot of
116    XX|        And on that side the woful prince beheld~The battle lost,
117    XX|       other pierced his side;~The prince the damsel by her habit
118    XX|         To lie forever, when this prince was slain,~Fortune, that
119    XX|           night,~Gainst the brave prince with whom he combated~He
120    XX|           and with that sight~The prince had pity, courtesy and care;~