Canto

  1     1|           Though I should yield my life, or stoop my crest;~If she
  2     1|          infuse.~Then by Lanfusa's life the warrior swore,~Never
  3     1|       where bold Almontes paid~His life a forfeit to the Christian
  4     1|         higher place~Than light or life the flower which is her
  5     1|             And can I then my very life forego?~No! let me die; '
  6     1|           happiness above~A longer life, if I must cease to love."~ ~
  7     1|          Aymon eyes.~Her more than life esteems the youthful knight,~
  8     3|       possessions and his wretched life.~ ~ XLIV~"And still the
  9     4|         clear than clouded, mortal life,~Beset with snares, and
 10     4|      Before thine hand the knot of life untie."~So spake the scornful
 11     4|          dispossessed them of such life of joy.~ ~ XL~There is Gradasso,
 12     4|           his eyes, his heart,~His life; from that day cherished
 13     4|          would bereave her both of life and fame.~ ~ LVIII~"Her
 14     4|       foully shent.~For she, whose life is by such treason sought,~
 15     4|         cruel proves!~Not she that life bestows on him who loves.~ ~
 16     5|        know, that in the spring~Of life, I to the palace made resort;~
 17     5|        renewed,~Tenacious still of life, and buds; although~Cut
 18     5|     despite,~And, bent to take his life, this ambush chose,~Under
 19     6|          And forfeited estate, and life, and love~Of friends at
 20     6|         that Love had birth;~Where life is spent in festive game
 21     7|            be taught,~Of this glad life to hard necessity~Had yielded
 22     7|            not on gifting him with life her mind,~As was the scope
 23     7|          peer~Should of his joyous life forego one year.~ ~ XLIV~
 24     7|            with joy;~But heart and life would at her feet have laid,~
 25     7|           for she had led~A longer life than ever mortal wight,~
 26     8|        what thou seekest not, this life accurst?~Thou wast in haste
 27     8|        LXXVI~"Without me, my sweet life, beshrew me, where~Art thou
 28     9|    shameful deed,~Me he assured of life and of domain,~So I would
 29     9|        have consented to forego~My life to scape from him, reflection
 30     9|     ponderous blade,~Of speech and life it reft him; I, who note~
 31     9|          his with this my wretched life to buy,~This life I gladly
 32     9|         wretched life to buy,~This life I gladly will lay down:
 33     9|             Who to my spouse shall life by death have lent.~ ~ LV~"
 34     9|    Frieslander was left~But was of life or liberty bereft.~ ~ LXXXIV~
 35     9|         before,~Nor can an hour of life without her bear.~He fears,
 36    10|          touch, hear, and see,~And life and fame, and all beside;
 37    10|          the warrior's liberty and life.~ ~ LII~Four ladies are
 38    11|            and spoils the beast of life:~Her afterwards Oberto takes
 39    12|       weeping sore,~"More than for life and soul, alas! of thee~
 40    12|               XLIX~Alike a charmed life Orlando bore,~Safe every
 41    12|           deems this cavalier~Than life in flight, and in disgrace
 42    13|                And let my wretched life the forfeit pay!~For what
 43    13|       Which was to make our future life's delight;~And how, near
 44    13|      forbear~To take his worthless life with lifted blade.~Nor think
 45    13|      following them who sought~His life, till to the enchanted palace
 46    14|            Our present safety, and life held in fear,~We see assured
 47    14|         grudge to forfeit precious life, and lie~Crushed by the
 48    14|         rabble, should escape with life.~ ~ XLVIII~As in the well-dried
 49    14|       began to stray,~Changing his life, at night with lovers, bore~
 50    14|    advancing flame, the wretch his life defends.~He his last shudder
 51    15|          be, --~Rather restored to life, long seeming dead;~And
 52    15|          son, unless thou loathest life, (he cried)~And wouldst
 53    15|      knight~Would vainly hope with life to make retreat;~For some
 54    15|          weigh,~Far dearer than my life. To the other side~Me vainly
 55    15|            XLVII~"I with dishonour life to flight may owe;~But worse
 56    15|             I peril but the single life of one~Against safety of
 57    15|           none could ever take his life.~ ~ LXVI~To see if he could
 58    15|      thread which tied~The felon's life, upon his way the knight~
 59    16|            s bold duke deprived of life.~ ~ LXX~Hence 'tis among
 60    17|       royal house's gate.~To their life's peril, crumbling roof
 61    17|         charged the paynim; nor of life less free,~Sir Ogier joined
 62    17|           is such cruel pain,~That life is loathsome save he her
 63    17|            She in no danger of her life will be,~Who will our lot,
 64    17|         myself about to leave~This life be bitter and afflict me
 65    17|            Of after me, the orc of life bereave,~Assure thyself
 66    17|            the place depart, while life remained,~Unless his faithful
 67    17|           tarried at great risk of life.~Nor could in any thing
 68    18|       return within six months, if life~Were granted him, had promised
 69    18|        Though she has lately led a life of shame,~And been by Gryphon
 70    18|         Nursed the desire a better life to prove,~That she, when
 71    18|            moulders iron, and here life is short;~-- A marsh the
 72    18|            though a child I be;~My life shalt thou take from me,
 73    18|         head in piteous wise:~From life the leader of Zumara's crew~
 74    18|           its dyes;~So passed from life; and perished with their
 75    18|          Cloridane,~Throughout his life a follower of the chase.~
 76    18|           his honour I forego~This life of mine, for favours so
 77    18|             that he his long-drawn life~Should finish in the bosom
 78    18|            hear,~Because he of his life takes any thought;~Of which
 79    19|         nor I~This for the love of life, believe me, say.~So much,
 80    19|          much, no longer, space of life I crave.~As may suffice
 81    19|            in him should healthier life produce;~ ~ XXII~And recollects
 82    19|       ground about so deeply dyed,~Life was nigh wasted with the
 83    19|          couldst thou yet again to life return,~How hard would this
 84    19|     destiny.~"I will lay down this life," the damsel said,~"Rather
 85    19|     terrible a blow,~From sell and life, with broken spine, the
 86    19|                XCV~Marphisa in her life, with certain wound,~A thousand
 87    19|          better thou prolonged thy life: no right~Have I thy doom,
 88    20|            bound to you)~To beg my life; which always, at your will,~
 89    20|           shall not now request my life of thee,~(For fruitless
 90    20|            ransom for thy worthier life were paid.~But none is here
 91    20|           stouter hand, and him of life deprive.~ ~ LX~"They for
 92    20|         LXIII~"To know I wear away life's glorious spring~In such
 93    20|        must pay~The forfeit of his life, nigh loathed the thought;~
 94    20|            hope not to escape with life.~Enough, is vengeance somedeal
 95    20|        from lofty height,~Periling life and limb, when in surprise~
 96    20|        waxed at night:~Reckless of life, thus each, impelled by
 97    20|            her breath,~But lives a life she would exchange for death.~ ~
 98    21|         him take away~This noisome life. Nor yet may Heaven deny~
 99    21|     Argaeus brought~To his unhappy life's disastrous end,~And he
100    21|         despised,~Albeit so little life by him be prized.~ ~ LII~"
101    22|       after, Bradamant deprives of life.~ ~ ~ I~Ye courteous dames,
102    22| immediately~Resign whatever did of life remain,~Says, "I not only,
103    22|          array,~With peril sore of life. On turret high,~Upon first
104    22|          to be repaired is loss of life."~ ~ LXI~" -- No more!" (
105    22|           prolong with blame~Their life, would choose to perish
106    23|           and fruitless prayer for life.~ ~ V~When she has put to
107    23|          and stretched him void of life.~ ~ LX~All at one course,
108    23|          Isabel,~Together with his life, esteemed as dear, --~Fell
109    23|            which my sorrows and my life will end.~ ~ CXXVII~"No;
110    24|         Love was bred,~To give him life and liberty consent;~And
111    24|           how to ward,~How to save life and honour from surprise;~
112    24|     impetuous pains,~He feels that life is ebbing from his veins.~ ~
113    24|           The last faint breath of life devoutly sips.~ ~ LXXXIII~'
114    24|          made her, for the rest of life, desire~To live devoted
115    25|        quickly forfeit liberty and life.~ ~ VI~Rogero stood awhile
116    25|        sought to right,~At risk of life, and prays his name to teach~
117    25|             She could not, for her life, more joy display.~ ~ LIV~"
118    25|           in other wise,~Bereft of life that evil fisherman.~She
119    25|     request;~Then wholly yours for life, in all things, rest."~ ~
120    26|          many steer,~In this frail life are worthy to be blest,~--
121    27|     heart-core,~As precious as his life and soul should be,~Hastes
122    28|       known to measure,~In all his life, a single pace from Rome;~
123    28|        draw his sword, and both of life bereave;~But love, which
124    28|            remnant of her virtuous life to heaven.~ ~ XCVII~Although
125    29|            was his very heart, his life, his light,~She was his
126    29|           longed to bear~A charmed life, that readily he more~Than
127    29|           our time)~Than thine own life and thine own blooming prime!~ ~
128    29|        honour, held more dear~Than life, excited others of the train;~
129    29|            arms, and many arms and life.~ ~ XXXIX~If those he conquers
130    30|          courser ends his swim and life in fine,~Drained of his
131    30|          dangerous fight~Peril his life, who now, I see to clear,~
132    30|           XXXVI~"If of small value life to you appear,~And you esteem
133    30|         more high,~At least for my life's sake esteem yours dear;~
134    30|             With you, prepared for life or death am I:~Yet would
135    30|         XXXVIII~"Alack! my dearest life! take thou no dread,~Alack!
136    30|         and shield -- his precious life.~ ~  LXV~Not unavenged the
137    30|       Already has ensured Rogero's life.~ ~ LXXIV~Agramant bids
138    31|        share?~What happier mode of life, what lot more blest,~Than
139    31|          surely forfeit liberty or life.~ ~ LXXXIII~But he to Arles
140    31|       whilere,)~And more esteemest life than fame, a course~Remains,
141    31|         the horse,~May'st live, if life be deemed so passing dear;~
142    32|           will and power have I my life to reave,~To scape from
143    32|            bless,~As to require my life, when loved of thee,~Never
144    32|         Would'st thou conclude thy life with such foul shame?~ ~
145    32|             that was it's parent's life.~Embroidered is the surcoat'
146    33|      appear,~Such watching is like life, I will not say,~Since --
147    33|               I death in watching, life in sleep assay.~But oh!
148    34|        doomed to be.~Then was good life extinguished, and repose~
149    34|         And from Lethaean sloth to life restored;~Exclaiming, "Will
150    34|          same fell design upon his life.~ ~ XL~"Unable to achieve
151    34|       sought his faithful cousin's life.~ ~ LXV~"Hence God hath
152    34|          long as one fleece lasts, life in such wise~Endureth, nor
153    35|            and whose such glorious life should be,~Longed sore to
154    35|            rare,~But noble ways of life and studies fair.~ ~ VII~"
155    35|     performed by Time.~ ~ XIX~"The life of man its final close attains,~
156    35|      Deeming Rogero lost, detested life.~ ~ XXXIX~"O loving damsel (
157    35|         dame, "I ne'er~In spending life itself, not words alone,~
158    36|           pain.~I him who seeks my life, alas! shall spill,~Thou
159    36|          show;~Him, who to take my life can now consent,~Nor even
160    36|             That brother should of life his sister reave,~Or sister
161    36|            wronged, not only grant~Life to that king, but as your
162    37|         wide world, more willingly~Life in the cause of virtue would
163    37|      defence and long,~Of wife and life was plundered by that throng.~ ~
164    37|        Olindro, take this victim's life,~With the good will of thine
165    37|     abominable pest?'~ ~ LXXV~"Her life, together with her speech,
166    37|             He goes, but sees that life is at an end;~And, goaded
167    37|        their own hands to take his life;~And young Rogero and the
168    38|      little love.~ ~ IV~For if his life, whom gentle woman loves,~
169    38|            woman loves,~As her own life she values, or before;~(
170    38|            more,~As man beyond his life his honour treasures,~Esteemed
171    38|            ever will be while this life I bear;~Which, albeit 'tis
172    38|            law -- Christ's perfect life displayed;~Those others'
173    39|           would detest~A wandering life; and Brandimart again~Replies,
174    39|        LXXXV~Him, that to save his life i' the waters thought,~Or,
175    41|           and Agramant deprived of life.~ ~ ~ I~The odour which
176    41|         And only to preserve their life have care.~Who quickest
177    41|        Wherein his past and future life, reviewed,~Were seen, as
178    41|        Which, there to live a holy life, alone,~For him the Saviour
179    41|           er,~And that deprived of life Sobrino lies;~And, lest
180    42|             Nor sure of Oliviero's life he made.~Sobrino yet survived;
181    42|            almost spend his ebbing life remained~So fast from him
182    42|   heart-ache sore,~He never in his life so grieved before.~ ~ XLI~
183    42|            wasted were;~And now he life would gladly give away~To
184    42|            as a debt of right,~His life should be for his advantage
185    43|        deed who robbed the tree of life.~ ~ VIII~"For as our sire
186    43|          score and eight:~A savage life he led and out of sight,~
187    43|          What to remember takes my life away:~She with my wishes,
188    43|           Of little remnant now of life possest.~I well believe
189    43|             of her more loved than life, she said -~Where she forthwith
190    43|      worldly ill;~So that immortal life is cursed by all.~And thou
191    43|           If thou would'st take my life for having done~What Nature
192    43|       CLVIII~She in her hair, when life returns again,~Fastens her
193    43|            better have bestowed my life.~ ~ CLXII~"Even is averse
194    43|            returned where late, of life bereft,~His friends, beloved
195    43|            His friends, beloved in life and death, was left.~ ~
196    43|            I know,~Rewarded with a life, thy glorious gain,~Which
197    43|         shuts herself; therein for life will dwell.~ ~ CLXXXIV~Thither
198    43|           the Parcae shorn~Was her life's thread: already on their
199    43|        deeds; the dead~Restores to life; and makes the blind to
200    43|       water, clean,~Which men call life; wherein so fools delight;~
201    44|           LVII~"Can it be true, my life, that to forsake~Thy champion
202    44|      thousand times have given him life,~Albeit a thousand times
203    44|            sire and son deprive of life and reign.~ ~ LXXVII~His
204    44|         ground the Bulgar king his life did yield)~His squadrons
205    45|           That might from death to life the Child recall;~And all
206    45|       cries the thrall,~"And I the life you gave me, for your use~
207    45|             And at all times, that life will promptly stake."~ ~
208    45|            him to Leo tied.~Be his life long or short, or what it
209    45|          The lady, he foregoes his life no less.~His heart will
210    45|        will, himself, the bands of life undo,~And of its clay the
211    45|          spends, condemning to pay~Life's forfeit with the next
212    45|          and prey,~Who loathes his life, immersed in that deep woe,~
213    45|          this wise~Unfamed through life for any fair emprize.~ ~
214    45|         His foe in listed fight of life deprive;~And he, that sends
215    46|            hope should ever be, so life be left.~ ~ XXXI~"Much grieve
216    46|           with following, and with life itself.~ ~ XXXII~"Nor shun
217    46|         should myself of worthless life deprive;~For better I without
218    46|        possess;~And rather forfeit life than ever know~That grief,
219    46|            To thee that twice hast life on me bestowed?"~ ~  XLVI~
220    46|          her, where, of her feeble life in doubt,~She in a secret
221    46|         cherished consort risk his life.~ ~ CXV~But prayer availed