Canto

 1     2|          on the Child her love to plant,~Though cruel Fortune, ill
 2     3|         from her of many a famous plant~And warrior, who shall issue
 3     3|           of Rogero's seed,~Shall plant in Italy thy generous race.~
 4     6|       said,~And to relate how I a plant became;~Me, full of love,
 5     6| Transformed to beast or fountain, plant or rock.~ ~ LIII~"I willingly
 6     6|          his true form, to barren plant and rude:~And for her love,
 7     7|          or the rose.~ ~ XXIX~The plant no closer does the ivy clip,~
 8     9|          Is stript from trembling plant, whose limbs are shown~Of
 9    12|          the damsel there, 'twixt plant and plant,~Now can his wretched
10    12|           there, 'twixt plant and plant,~Now can his wretched eyes
11    13|       fortune, that like youthful plant will shoot,~Which into yielding
12    14|          Africans their standards plant,~A warrior had arrived some
13    15|        Oliviero's seed was either plant;~Gryphon the white, and
14    18|            to overthrow~This evil plant, before it shoot and grow."~ ~
15    26|          Where he bests trusts to plant the furious blow.~Vainly
16    30|       either knight~So well could plant, his shield was cleft in
17    32|       rived,~And most the thirsty plant of moisture drains,~The
18    35|        And study still the rising plant to train;~And artist uses
19    36|            your thirsty faulchion plant,~By you those monarch's
20    40|       part,~Their scaling-ladders plant, and mount the wall~With
21    41|    plucked from one,~Or the other plant, wild berries were his meat;~
22    41|          found a place wherein to plant his brand;~He broke the
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