Canto

 1     1|       Lanfusa's life the warrior swore,~Never in fight, or foray
 2     5|         writing and by word,~She swore she would not be another'
 3     5|        squire who with him came,~Swore that he knew not what the
 4     7|          it was needed most, and swore~That few short days should
 5     9|         first in that emprize he swore,~As one who evil deed misliked
 6    11|        monarch, who to serve her swore:~Although this needed not;
 7    14|       loose him; but reprieving, swore,~For his first fault to
 8    14|     galloped o'er the plain,~And swore upon the camp to turn his
 9    14|         the faulchion lacked, he swore~(To this obliged), nor swore
10    14|     swore~(To this obliged), nor swore the king in vain,~That save
11    18|          his gullet, shewed,~And swore with angry menaces, the
12    20|        to cut her throat in fury swore.~But prayers and menaces
13    21|     knightly faith, and oaths he swore,~Were to his fury as a curbing
14    22| surprised, the warlike prisoners swore;~So were constrained to
15    24|         truce the rival warriors swore;~Since so it pleased her
16    28|        have given credit, freely swore:~To him the cause Jocundo
17    29|         loving arms, to whom she swore~With mind to him devoted,
18    29|      Than Isabel of him demanded swore;~ ~ XVIII~And will maintain
19    29|         thousand times assurance swore,~In case that water rendered
20    33|          and shame, the warriors swore,~Themselves of such a crying
21    33|          confess the charge; nay swore,~Even by the light which
22    37|         hide his head,~Unless he swore by God and saints, or vow~
23    43|        in her despair, that lady swore,~Sooner the sun bedimmed
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