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  1   Int|       war is to obtain Orlando's sword, Durindana) and King Rodomonte
  2     1|       all trained with lance and sword to fight,~He led from Africa
  3     1|       Your prowess ever won with sword and mail."~This said, he
  4     2|       reproach and menace to the sword~Pass Sacripant and Clermont'
  5     2|           and shaped it with her sword.~ ~ LXXV~The severed end
  6     3|   distain the mead,~And his good sword with blood of Pontier base;~
  7     3|      Italy, with arms and belted sword:~Who shall defend the church
  8     3|          evil, thinning with the sword~Who in Ausonia's wasted
  9     3|         and sweat with spear and sword:~And through the discipline
 10     4|        rested lance, nor bitting sword,~Wherewith the corselet
 11     4|        see,~Achieved by lance or sword in single fray.~As with
 12     5|      would avouch with lance and sword.~ ~ LXVI~"You may divine
 13     5|      Further continued then with sword or spear:~To whom, together
 14     7|          courteous cavalier, thy sword anew:~Pass we the river,
 15     7|        For so Rogero's trenchant sword was hight),~And took the
 16     7|  suddenly the guardian crew,~He, sword in hand, the squadron set
 17     8|       Constrained at length, his sword Rogero drew~To clear the
 18     9|        would prove himself, with sword and spear;~But would lay
 19     9|         The lance now broke, his sword the warrior drew,~That sword
 20     9|     sword the warrior drew,~That sword which never yet was drawn
 21    10|       Scottish king!~Which has a sword of silver in its hold.~There
 22    11|          Covered with shield and sword, one, leaping, sped~Now
 23    11|         that, advancing with his sword in air,~To sudden battle
 24    11|     makes a road.~-- Down to the sword, restore thy weapons bright,~
 25    11|        can close,~Unsheathes his sword, and, in that cave obscure,~
 26    11|     these supplied with spear or sword descend;~And on each side,
 27    12|        the corselet's shell,~Not sword, nor even put aside the
 28    12|          lifted shield and naked sword,~As might best shelter to
 29    12|       unsheathed that thundering sword in hand,~Which with so many
 30    12|          he guides not still the sword,~Stunned from his saddle
 31    13|         squadrons ravaged by the sword,~In those fierce battles
 32    14|       gifts, the gilded spur and sword.~ ~ IV~You, with such glorious
 33    14|       Ammirant and Langhiran the sword~Unsheath, and march; of
 34    14| Martasino, slain~By the avenging sword of Bradamant,~King of the
 35    14|     spear remained.~ ~ XLIII~Now sword nor club the warlike Tartar
 36    14| Christians in array,~With lance, sword, axe, and wild-fire tost,~
 37    14|     two-handed sway~Wielding his sword, duke Arnulph he offends.~
 38    14|      matchless was his force and sword so keen!~ ~ CXXXI~This while,
 39    15|         or arm dissevered by the sword,~They (who upon the recent
 40    15|     plies~The mace, the duke the sword; he 'mid a rain~Of strokes
 41    15|         quittance, Sansonet, his sword to bear,~Gave a rich girdle
 42    16|          XXII~But this the cruel sword concedes to few,~So brandished
 43    16|        and sinner feel alike the sword.~ ~ XXV~Religion cannot
 44    16|          So warred with fire and sword, if at his post,~King Agramant
 45    16|   corslet thick,~Which keeps the sword from biting to the quick.~ ~
 46    16|        hand;~Nor better from his sword escapes the swarm,~Than
 47    16|          shield, quiver, helmet, sword and lance;~Destined by these
 48    16|         helm unbroken, where his sword is plied,~Of this the front
 49    16|        the fair city wastes with sword and fire,~Before whose vengeful
 50    17|        the world,~Brandished the sword; -- his other wildfire hurled;~ ~
 51    17|         bade invite,~On whom the sword of knighthood had been laid,~
 52    17|         To be contented for with sword and spear.~'Twere long to
 53    17|        with lance, and next with sword or mace,~While them the
 54    17|        and the coat as well,~The sword had cleft the thigh on which
 55    17|          men had perished by the sword,~Had not the monarch quickly
 56    17|          martial tournament, the sword or spear;~And, but in reverence
 57    17|        Gryphon seizes shield and sword, and, through~The rabble,
 58    18|       nor speaks, but whirls his sword about,~Well venging on the
 59    18|        From that strange wood of sword, and spear, and dart,~Turns
 60    18|        Leaving it undestroyed by sword or fire;~ ~ XXV~And him
 61    18|        be said,~"Is knight whose sword can cleave or lance can
 62    18|      Fortune guides,~And for his sword King Dardinel provides.~ ~
 63    18|           And wielding still his sword in either hand,~Made cruel
 64    18|           towards him paced,~His sword and rancour laid aside,
 65    18|      arms, when, to retrieve her sword,~She from her shoulders
 66    18|     Marphisa had long time, with sword and lance,~Desired to prove
 67    18|         grasping in his hand the sword,~The youthful king assailed
 68    18|        here to make thee with my sword."~ ~ CLXXIV~So said he,
 69    18|         weasand with the pointed sword.~Four others he neat that
 70    18|   blunted was the young Medoro's sword,~But he disdained to smite
 71    19|       expire,~And feeling he the sword no more can guide,~Lets
 72    19|          the square.~Nor to gird sword, nor fasten spur below,~
 73    19|     spoke,~Ceased not to ply her sword with circling stroke.~ ~
 74    20|     withdrawn, nor longer by the sword~Was aught which the adventurous
 75    20|         all will put them to the sword.~ ~ XXXII~"To swell, and
 76    20|     About thy neck. Enough! that sword of thine,~And courage, vouch
 77    20|       which I shall open with my sword.~ ~ LXXI~"Such proof of
 78    20|          hope, by succour of the sword,~To clear a passage through
 79    20|          s palace had before~Bid sword and spear and shield and
 80    20|          me than here.~Since the sword steads not, I will make
 81    20|         Usurps from cavalier the sword and lance;~And even from
 82    21|     mischief know;~Then, with my sword from this polluted corse,~
 83    21|      fell Argaeus by Philander's sword,~Who for Morando took the
 84    22|          and to lay~Hands on her sword and charge him now, was
 85    22|      found;~While with her ready sword, Dordona's pride~Was at
 86    22|        in the wheel,~Handled his sword, so good to thrust and smite;~
 87    23|         him light.~Yet keeps the sword and horn; although alone~
 88    23|          nought lacks beside the sword;~How it was stolen, to you
 89    23|           for forgetfulness, his sword he drew,~Or wonderous deeds,
 90    24|       was 'twas to cast away~His sword, and, weaponless, so play
 91    24|          were known the arms and sword~(Who, as I say, by chance
 92    24|          the pine, and takes the sword.~ ~  LIX~"None can (he said)
 93    24|    feigned him mad, and cast the sword away;~But if the champion
 94    24|       vantage; who, if once that sword~Smite him, will join the
 95    24|         his guard;~So, while the sword descends, or hangs on high,~
 96    24|      blow,~Which enters, between sword and shield, his breast,~
 97    24|          as to fly~The trenchant sword, which smote the shield
 98    24|  unachieved the adventure of the sword.~ ~ LXXIII~Fair Flordelice,
 99    24|   maintained descries~The goodly sword of the unhappy count,~In
100    24|        here protest,~I with this sword to-day will pierce my breast.~ ~
101    24|          master, not at him, the sword~Smote him across the head,
102    24|         his feet,~And whirls his sword; to see his courser slain~
103    25|         their temples press,~His sword would cut as deep, or little
104    25|          thought were slain.~The sword Rogero from his girdle drew~
105    25|         she might, to deck,~With sword in hand and shield about
106    25|        to her waist the knightly sword has tied;~Born with me at
107    25|           LXI~" `Upon the losel, sword in hand, I ran,~And, for
108    26|          in fight,~With lance or sword, till one to ground be cast,~
109    26|           and brandish lance and sword.~ ~ XVI~Rogero, charging
110    26|       LXXX~"I too with lance and sword do doughty deed,~And more
111    26|      LXXXI~The damsel donned her sword, when armed all o'er,~And
112    26|     attack that warrior with the sword.~ ~ LXXXIII~That Tartar
113    26|       Agramant be rescued by the sword;~Provided first Frontino
114    26|        time, strained his goodly sword;~And better braced the covering
115    26|        conquer me with spear and sword.~ ~ CXIV~"But if, to aid
116    26|    himself can rear;~Because the sword of Ulien's son descends~
117    26|          is by Vivian armed with sword again,~To venge the injury
118    27|          was it fortified,~Which sword and fire had levelled with
119    27|      cannot now imagine how that sword~Is in possession of the
120    27|      done~Fierce battle for that sword with Brava's knight;~Who
121    27|         yielding to his foe~That sword, the Beavers' known device
122    27|       out, -- "Nor I forego~That sword to thee nor any one," (replied~
123    27|      beside the way~Usurped that sword; I claim it as my due:~For
124    27|          LIX~"Prepare to win the sword before thou rear~That goodly
125    27|         robbed of good Orlando's sword.~ ~ LXIV~Fury and scorn
126    27|         it plain,~And will, with sword in hand, the truth maintain.~ ~
127    27|       knights that ever girt the sword,~Whose paragon, for heart
128    27|        all over sheltered by his sword.~ ~ LXXIX~No greater were
129    27|          twas Brunello stole her sword;~ ~ LXXXVII~Who, well deserving
130    27|         courser, he purloined my sword.~But is there any one who
131    27|          barriers, for Orlando's sword.~ ~ CXIII~To have Frontino
132    28|         first intent~To draw his sword, and both of life bereave;~
133    29|          he disdains to brandish sword or spear,~Shouts to him
134    30|        Nor yet Gradasso move the sword to lend,~'Till this, or
135    30|          knight~Should wield the sword Orlando used to wear~"See
136    30|    assaid:~-- How best to manage sword and shield at need --~--
137    30|     alone~(Nor had I scimetar or sword in hand)~Of knights, with
138    30|      Rogero scare,~When Hector's sword and Hector's arms I wear?~ ~
139    30|          his courser vault,~With sword uplifted high for the assault.~ ~
140    30|         stroke of his descending sword~Rogero to the bosom should
141    30|       temper tried,~Against that sword, which never falls in vain,~
142    30|        mail.~ ~ LX~Whate'er that sword takes-in it shears outright,~
143    30|       mountain lighter than that sword would fall.~ ~ LXII~If cleft
144    30|      matter clear~With that keen sword, so many a champion's bane:~
145    30|        every title to the famous sword,~The blazoned buckler, and
146    30|        of strife,~-- Dearer than sword and shield -- his precious
147    30|      very moment he is smit,~The sword -- for little period his --
148    30|       fight the Tartar monarch's sword.~ ~ LXXXVII~Him on the day
149    31|      desire to try thee with the sword!"~ ~ XVIII~Not long Rinaldo
150    31|     Rinaldo takes, with tempered sword and spear,~And these bestows
151    31|    signified:~I saw on earth his sword and armour strewed,~Doffed
152    31|       from the trophied stem the sword withdrew~The son of Agrican
153    31|        the other two;~Sansonet's sword and horse a pathway clear;~
154    31|         And seized the warrior's sword and helmet first.~Him half
155    31|      about.~At length encounter, sword to sword, the pair,~For
156    31|       length encounter, sword to sword, the pair,~For broken are
157    31|       shall possess the virtuous sword.~ ~ CV~With mighty marvel
158    31|         combat for the horse and sword.~ ~ CVII~It seemed Rinaldo'
159    31|         of Milo's son~The goodly sword was to his girdle tied,~
160    32|          wounded by the Tartar's sword,~Above a month the stripling
161    32|        her left breast her naked sword applied;~Then recollected
162    33|      spoil of Lombardy.~Heaven's sword descends so heavy on his
163    33|     Naples' reign,~Yet draws not sword nor lays a lance in rest:~
164    33|      raked his haunches with the sword:~But adamantine was his
165    33|          angel, whose destroying sword~A hundred thousand of that
166    34|        and Calais, with avenging sword~Rescue from claws and stench
167    34|          deed:~Upon the king his sword Alcestes drew;~Though thousands
168    36|    Intent fell mischief with her sword to do,~Bradamant couched
169    36|    damsel flings,~Unsheathes the sword, and from her courser springs.~ ~
170    36|       grapple, hand to hand.~Her sword, no longer needful, each
171    36|        foe, she ran to seize her sword,~And fastened next upon
172    36|           LIV~Bradamant took her sword, and to descry~The duel
173    36|         defend his head,~And the sword smote upon its bird of snow,~
174    36|      aught but Hector's mail the sword had stopt,~Whose furious
175    36|        of the Moslem faith,~Save sword in hand, and to the paynim'
176    37|       amid the gleam~Of fire and sword, such goodly rhymes hath
177    37|          are we with his impious sword, as strewed~Is grass with
178    37|       spear,~Or baring that good sword, so famed in fight,~So smote
179    38|       how young Rogero's charmed sword~Cleft helm and hauberk in
180    39|          go:~Such was her belied sword and such her shield;~Nor
181    39|        now show the metal of his sword,~Each for a hundred stands
182    39|      neither part, will draw the sword,~Until they better certified
183    39|          exprest,~Broke with her sword four helms which flew like
184    39|       left~Divided by her horrid sword, or cleft?~ ~ XIV~As when
185    39|  Sansonet, who plied so well his sword,~All made together at Anglantes'
186    39|        them woe,~Them with fire, sword, and stones the Christians
187    39|          gleam hook and hatchet, sword and pike.~ ~ LXXXIII~The
188    39|     plunged, pursued by fire and sword,~And perished mid the waters,
189    40|      hemmed on Po~Twixt fire and sword, the hostile navies viewed.~
190    40|  embattled wall, and whirled his sword;~And, showing mickle tokens
191    40|          had proved himself with sword and spear;~And said, he
192    40|        the steed and grasped the sword;~But not in battle mixed
193    41|     Frontino, with the trenchant sword~And gallant armour of his
194    41|        not even time to take his sword;~To Orlando known; which,
195    41|         warlike weed:~Not so the sword; which to his waist he tied:~
196    41|          the Moorish train,~With sword or lance, the faithful to
197    41|       valiant two,~With fire and sword on earth shall Poictiers
198    41|           These hinder much that sword of stubborn grain~From opening
199    41|          time descends Orlando's sword,~(Where Balisarda bites
200    41|      felt, and strange it seemed~Sword cut so now, nor yet was
201    41|          was freed,~And with his sword could fend him as he lay,~
202    41|          there and here,~That at sword's length he holds the ancient
203    41|      both his hands upheaved his sword on high;~And, even as he
204    41|          him clean:~But the good sword, as if it fell upon~Its
205    41|  Brandimart as well had reft his sword.~ ~ XCIX~Gradasso turned,
206    41|      sails in port. Ah! ruthless sword,~So cruel, Durindana, can'
207    42|      licence plied the murderous sword.~Enough for thee thy Bastia
208    42|      poisonous worm to slay;~His sword, than every other sword
209    42|          sword, than every other sword more keen,~So, in his fury
210    42|         rush, was severed by the sword.~Down-fell, and shook its
211    42|     wastes no further pain,~But, sword in hand, seeks him of Sericane.~ ~
212    42|          Of the other flank, the sword appears in sight;~And well
213    42|         ever vaunting, that with sword or lance~He took him from
214    42|        His lance he grasped, his sword was in its place,~And at
215    43|      done.~ ~ CXXVI~"He drew his sword on her, and signified~The
216    44|        the true faith: anew with sword~Orlando girt his side, and
217    44|        And, though the enchanted sword with better right~Would
218    44|         me, or assay me with the sword.~Me as his wife let him
219    45|       daughter wed~Must with the sword contend against that dame~
220    45|          belie,~And offer to her sword his naked side:~For never
221    45|        seeming show;~So that his sword should Leo ill avail.~Then
222    45|       would perish by the lady's sword.~Charles undertook for this;
223    45|      bring.~ ~ LXVIII~With a new sword will he the maid await;~
224    45|          And fell on her Rogero, sword in hand.~ ~ LXXIII~But well-built
225    45|       lifted shield, and shifted sword in fight,~Where shifting
226    45|      turn I not upon myself this sword?"~ ~  XCV~If him these thoughts
227    46|          who don,~Or e'er donned sword and buckler, the most fair~
228    46|         if he had recognized his sword~Though but a little later,
229    46|          other courser, harness, sword, and lance,~The king betook
230    46|  Charlemagne begirt him with the sword.~ ~ CX~Marphisa and Bradamant
231    46|    wrought,~When singly fire and sword the warrior tost,~And much
232    46|           Nor Nimrod's trenchant sword was at his side;~Nor the
233    46|        so there Rogero plied his sword,~He more than once the paynim'
234    46|      other stroke; but that fine sword~Bore not such hammering,
235    46|        the affront,~Clutches his sword and faces Rodomont.~ ~ CXXVI~
236    46|          thigh, by good Rogero's sword.~ ~ CXXVII~Rodomont, grasping
237    46|       his feet; because Rogero's sword~Gave him, 'twas deemed,