Canto

 1     5| palisade~Stand covered with the corslet's iron case;~Beneath the
 2     6|    veins,~Caught from the heavy corslet's burning case.~Nor is it
 3     6|  dressed,~Or fought, secured by corslet or by shield;~Yet is he
 4    12|         shafts, and swords, his corslet bore~By thousands, and as
 5    14|      point pierced the yielding corslet through,~And lifeless he,
 6    15|        Sometimes he cleaves the corslet's iron twist,~And piecemeal
 7    16|    tempered steel is there, nor corslet thick,~Which keeps the sword
 8    16|     stops he here, nor leaves a corslet whole,~Nor helm unbroken,
 9    17|  crowded square was bright~With corslet, plate, and helm of belted
10    17|        Ofttimes they pierce the corslet's iron case,~And every thing
11    19|       So hard the temper of her corslet's mail,~The strokes aye
12    20|            LXXXVII~Of proof the corslet was each warrior wore,~Who
13    24|        lay,~And spied Orlando's corslet on the ground;~And next
14    24|       perfect was the plate and corslet, so~Thick was the steel
15    26|        To pieces helm and solid corslet goes,~And men are severed,
16    26|       maid was rare~Without her corslet, casque and all the rest,~--
17    33|          But adamantine was his corslet's rind,~Nor link the restless
18    35|     bids thee promptly mail and corslet dight,~And wait him, who
19    42|        goodly buckler, tempered corslet thrills,~And solid helm;
20    46|       Marphisa and Bradamant in corslet case~His breast, and clothe
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