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 1     3|      I see this captain, ill bested for war,~Go forth afflicted,
 2     4|      friendly stay,~Now sore bested, against a puissant peer:~
 3    15| steeds they quit, there well bested,~Put off their arms, and
 4    22|      ill woman who him, sore bested,~Had changed from man to
 5    22|   was fain~(And, certes sore bested) this to display;~Twice
 6    23|       and left Hippalca sore bested;~Who, bathed in tears, and
 7    25|       his sovereign being so bested,~And praying him for succour
 8    26|     was he with courser well bested!~By trot or amble they set
 9    28|    sorrowed to descry~Him so bested; worse cause for sorrowing~
10    30|     sick man am I, who, sore bested,~Suffering with patience
11    31|  bridge looks his lady, sore bested,~And tear employs, and prayer,
12    33|       And good Baiardo, sore bested, discern.~ ~ LXXXIV~They
13    33| unskilled in fence, and sore bested,~Baiardo swiftly from the
14    34|      valour, was with nought bested.~For on my father, bent
15    36| bruised the shield, by spell bested;~But his arm rang astounded
16    40|       it was with many barks bested;~For all were placed not
17    42|    with so long posting sore bested --~As that to see and hear
18    43|      ill handling was I sore bested.~But for thine aid, I should
19    43|  Then was the knight so well bested, he made~The weary rowers,
20    44|     knew, and how Rogero him bested;~What time the Spanish monarch'
21    45|    more fearful peril, worse bested:~Both throned, when overblown
22    46|    after, how by sorrow sore bested,~In that to leave his cherished
23    46|    him for ever, well or ill bested;~His followers still in