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  1     I|         shook his wings with rory May dews wet.~ ~  XV~Then to
  2     I|     sceptre give,~That henceforth may your King and Sovereign
  3     I|         in their hearts his words may fructify;~By this a virtuous
  4     I|           troop and captain great may sing,~That in this glorious
  5    II|           or magic's sacred spell~May profit us, all that perform
  6    II|      thing unused, great monarch, may it seem,~To ask reward for
  7    II|      early on the morn doth rise,~May thither walk ere third hour
  8    II|           necks to thy sweet yoke may yield:~These be the sheaves
  9    II|    princely thought,~And prays he may in long accordance bide,~
 10    II|          And though no realms you may to thraldom bring,~No higher
 11    II|          not reason's beams,~Then may'st thou see this desperate
 12    II|     Subdue, that by no force thou may'st be won,~Admit no steel
 13    II|          poor Asia her complaints may cease,~And you enjoy your
 14    II|       peace, rest, joy, long more may reign."~ ~ LXXXVIII~This
 15   III|         out?~ ~ XXVI~"So singled, may we both our courage try:"~
 16   III|        breast, that all the world may say,~The eagle made the
 17   III|    bulwarks rend,~That so by hand may win this hold, and we~May
 18   III|         may win this hold, and we~May in these temples praise
 19    IV|        bait Lord Godfrey, if thou may'st;~Frame snares of look,
 20    IV|            Thus purposed war thou may'st with ease impeach,~Else
 21    IV| assistance of my friends and kin,~May serve my kingdom lost again
 22    IV|           are,~Forth of our troop may ten well spared be~To succor
 23    IV|          But if with you my words may credit find,~Oh temper then
 24    IV|          with your need, or will, may best agree:"~With that she
 25     V|         know,~In following her it may betide yon ill;~Refrain
 26     V|      these perils, sought so far,~May seem disgraceful to the
 27     V|        some deal thee haply honor may,~That noble Dudon had while
 28     V|        tragedy the late done fact~May be the first, and this the
 29     V|          great of thine,~Our camp may seem an arm without a hand,~
 30     V|           to find Godfredo, if he may:~Who seeing him approaching,
 31    VI|       bold:~"My Lord," quoth he, "may I withouten blame~Before
 32    VI|         this thine honor be,~Thou may'st report thou hast encountered
 33    VI|          blood,~Of such reward he may himself assure,~That doth
 34    VI|           woman so much good:~Ah, may it be thy patience can endure~
 35    VI|        Thence to thy dearest lord may health succeed,~Strength
 36    VI|          half dead and more,~Thou may'st to him, him to thyself
 37    VI|       once these armors bright?~I may sustain awhile this shield
 38   VII|        heart,~Of her discomforts, may unload some part.~ ~ XVI~"
 39   VII|        trust in love.~ ~ XXI~"Yet may it be, if gracious heavens
 40   VII|          death his stubborn heart may move,~With tears and sorrows
 41   VII|          thy cursed head,~That he may see, how for Armida's sake,~
 42   VII|          grant it proves as happy may."~ ~  LXXIII~Of these delays
 43   VII|          presumes the night~Again may shield him from my power
 44   VII|       assuage,~That all the world may to thy glory know,~Old men
 45   VII|           free,~Our hands at will may wield our weapons bright,~
 46  VIII|        well, and of the deed~Much may'st thou boast before our
 47  VIII|      doing well,~That future ages may admire his deed,~And courage
 48  VIII|         martial skill no champion may compare,~Give it to him
 49  VIII|           Where kingdoms great we may at ease provide,~Far from
 50    IX|         tongue nothing speak~That may provoke thine ire, thy wrath
 51     X|        tried.~That noble town you may preserve and shield,~Till
 52     X|          rare.~ ~ XLII~"But, if I may say what I think unblamed,~
 53     X|       rivers cold:~ ~ LXIX~" `Yet may you well avoid mine ire
 54    XI|         support you conquest sure may gain;~First let the priests
 55    XI|          a course to run,~Wherein may peril much, small praise
 56    XI|           That of our valors well may judge the doubt,~What sayest
 57   XII|          upon them following~Thou may'st them keep, preserve,
 58   XII|        great engine burn to ashes may;~Haply the guard that now
 59   XII|       country, and estate;~That I may know, this dangerous combat
 60   XII|         As angels, men: as saints may wights on live:"~This said,
 61  XIII|      great to prove,~Some news he may report us of the thing:"~
 62  XIII|         niggard moon let fall her May dews cold,~And dried up
 63  XIII|         scorched sands,~Nor Po in May when o'er his banks he flows,~
 64  XIII|         bring,~That so his empire may be still maintained?~Is
 65  XIII|          his beams in April or in May.~0 happy zeal! who trusts
 66   XIV|      wandered and misgone,~Heaven may unite again and join in
 67   XIV|       youths, who April fresh and May~Attire in flowering green
 68   XIV|         young man's face,~That he may glass therein his garments
 69   XIV|           sight shame and disdain may move~His heart to leave
 70   XIV|           bold,~Unseen the palace may you enter well,~And pass
 71    XV|            as stories feign,~True may it be that where those floods
 72    XV|           all whereby man's heart may knowledge get,~That I may
 73    XV|         may knowledge get,~That I may tell the wonders therein
 74    XV|          is the place wherein you may assuage~Your sorrows past,
 75   XVI|         Thy happy eyes themselves may see and view;~So rare a
 76   XVI|           thou if thou stay?~Thou may'st deny, as well as run
 77   XVI|       words,~For what I ask thee, may'st thou grant right well,~
 78   XVI|         more, which more thy hate may justly move,~More to thy
 79   XVI|     servile state~My habit answer may, and all my gear:~I follow
 80   XVI|         peace, I go, nor wend you may~With me, my guide your fellowship
 81  XVII|        The greatest gift I can or may afford,~Myself, my beauty,
 82  XVII|          courage hot as fire~Thou may'st employ, both when and
 83  XVII|          They have to serve thee, may they show at ease."~The
 84  XVII|          good~For thy dear master may sharp vengeance take,~May
 85  XVII|         may sharp vengeance take,~May cleave the Pagan's heart,
 86  XVII|          and many a knight,~There may we well arrive ere night
 87  XVII|          foe~March to the camp, I may no nearer go."~ ~ XCVII~
 88 XVIII|         and intent,~ ~ LVII~"That may their number and their squadrons
 89 XVIII|         break this bridge, that I~May kill a thousand Christians
 90   XIX|         crown~Defend, awhile here may we safe remain."~"Alas!"
 91   XIX|        Heaven's fierce wrath they may unhurt sustain,~And with
 92   XIX|          lust and ravishment,~And may amid their preys with little
 93   XIX|         buildings of this town~We may shake down with stones about
 94   XIX|          I for my pain~But that I may hang up his harness brave~
 95   XIX|          their friends for Pagans may them know:~But in close
 96   XIX|           accident~I die, there I may see my latest day,~The place
 97   XIX|          rent~To heaven perchance may easier make the way,~And
 98   XIX|          tower,~That those within may have no issue free~To sally
 99    XX|         are,~That one day's fight may end seven years of war.~ ~
100    XX|       Your virtue, prowess, worth may imitate,~And some kind servant
101    XX|          of true love that hears,~May grace your death, my verses,
102    XX|           fair Armida her revenge may see,~Help, Macon, for his