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 1    IX|    scatter all their host:~The Soldan flies when all his bands
 2    IX|       Morians hold~Unites; the Soldan won to his desire~Those
 3    IX|  unseen she glides.~ ~ XII~The Soldan cried, "O thou which in
 4    IX|     and empty hell.~ ~ XVI~The Soldan fierce, through all this
 5    IX|       lo, descried~This mighty Soldan and his host draw near,~
 6    IX|     the rest forth pricked the Soldan fast,~Against the watch,
 7    IX|      blood.~ ~ XXV~High on the Soldan's helm enamelled laid~An
 8    IX|        this strange light, the Soldan fierce appeared~Dreadful
 9    IX|       At once all six upon the Soldan flew,~With lances sharp,
10    IX|   tempest, wind, and tide:~The Soldan so withstood Latinus' band,~
11    IX|      undistinguished give,~The Soldan's rage made known, for Picus
12    IX|        he dies;~He thirsts the Soldan's heathenish blood to shed,~
13    IX|  overcame.~ ~ XL~Meanwhile the Soldan strove his rage~To satisfy
14    IX|      and dying were.~The hardy Soldan saw him come in haste,~Yet
15    IX|        rode a gentle page,~The Soldan's minion, darling, and delight,~
16    IX|     mighty Godfrey 'gainst the Soldan's train~Spent not, this
17    IX|            XCVII~Meanwhile the Soldan in this latest charge~Had
18     X|    Ismen from sleep awakes the Soldan great,~And into Sion brings
19     X|  gallant steed, while thus the Soldan said,~Came trotting by him,
20     X|      from this bloody fray the Soldan hied,~His rage unquenched,
21     X|       ugly forms appeared,~The Soldan changed hue for grief and
22     X|          XXX~"What," quoth the Soldan, "by what privy mine,~What
23     X|         But at those words the Soldan gan to rave,~And gainst
24     X|      whom you speak behold the Soldan here,~Neither afraid nor
25     X|        consent:" with that the Soldan bold~In dear embracements
26     X|  valiant knight,~Whom late the Soldan with a convoy sent,~And
27     X|     Nor durst Orcanes view the Soldan's face,~But still upon the
28    XI|      doth run,~There stood the Soldan like a giant tall,~So stood
29    XI|            LXXXI~Even then the Soldan struck with monstrous main~
30   XII| between his friendly arms:~The Soldan by, no longer could refrain~
31   XII|       Thus said the king, "The Soldan must consent,"~Silent remained
32  XVII|      had the charge,~The first Soldan of Ormus placed in the wide~
33 XVIII|       will I end my days," the Soldan cried,~"Behind me cut or
34 XVIII|      at his sight fled all the Soldan's train,~"What shall I do?
35 XVIII|    threatening followed as the Soldan fled,~And on the walls the
36   XIX|  Argantes strong: the king and Soldan fly~To David's tower, and
37   XIX|      thither fled,~To whom the Soldan thus, far off, exclaimed,~"
38   XIX|      courage stout?" the angry Soldan said,~"Let chance our kingdoms
39   XIX|     slain before the Gate:~The Soldan, mongst the dead beside
40   XIX|        longer fought~The hardy Soldan would have won the field;~
41   XIX|   flies:~ ~ XLVIII~So fled the Soldan, when he gan descry~This
42   XIX|       won,~Nor safe pardie the Soldan there a seat~Had found his
43    XX|      their faithful power;~The Soldan longs in field to prove
44    XX| revenge their own:~The valiant Soldan Artabano strong~Of Boecan
45    XX|   though renewed but late,~The Soldan clomb up to the tower's
46    XX|        Raymond ran to meet the Soldan bold,~Nor to encounter him
47    XX|        the knight.~On went the Soldan, for the man he thought~
48    XX|        armed steed fast by the Soldan yood,~That had no guide,
49    XX|   boldly flew,~Where first the Soldan fought, and him defied,~
50    XX|      So run to fight the angry Soldan would,~And did enforce his
51    XX|    high.~ ~ CVIII~Now when the Soldan, in these battles past~That
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