Canto

 1     1|           or yet a fairer crown;~Almontes', or Mambrino's iron masque:~
 2     1|       From Aspramont, where bold Almontes paid~His life a forfeit
 3     8|    pursue;~ ~ XCI~Who having old Almontes' blazonry~So changed, drew
 4    14| Durindane.~Held in high value by Almontes bold,~Which Roland bears,
 5    14|     Seine,~Pulian and Dardinel d'Almontes meet,~With Oran's giant
 6    17|      band,~Who him, Troyano, and Almontes slew,~With hundreds more,
 7    18|    courage may restore.~"If good Almontes has deserved," he cries,~"
 8    18|          of Huntley slew.~ ~ LII~Almontes' memory, through the Moorish
 9    18|      CXLVII~The shield, of which Almontes' son was vain,~That of the
10    18|      clear,~There where renowned Almontes' son lay dead.~Faithful
11    19|        In earth be those of good Almontes' son."~Medoro thus his suit,
12    20|         knight~Issued who killed Almontes bold in fight,~ ~ VI~"And
13    24|         gay~Which whilom African Almontes crowned:~He in the thicket
14    27|         with the quartering that Almontes wore;~Which from that wretched
15    27|         the wind~About him, with Almontes' noble blade,~Embraced his
16    32|     offers him in vain,~Renowned Almontes' daughter, as a bride;~His
17    36|           With Agramant and with Almontes bold;~ ~ LXXIII~And how
18    36|     LXXVII~"Could'st thou not in Almontes and Troyane,~As dead whilere,
19    38|          And, if his sire had by Almontes died,~In this, King Agramant
20    40|     prize restore;~Moved also by Almontes' bugle rare,~To accept the
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