Canto

  1     1|         king, extended straight,~Lay on his battered lord with
  2     2|         astounded there the lady lay,~As the ensuing canto will
  3     7|           which through a forest lay,~Roughish and somedeal ill
  4     7|     reckoned up the paces, as he lay,~Which from her bower where
  5     7|      couch the youthful cavalier~Lay, with a heart long torn
  6     7|         in idleness and pleasure lay;~Nor memory of his lord
  7     8|          noon upon a beach, that lay~'Twixt sea and mountain,
  8     8|        at Charlemagne's disposal lay,~For the honour of the empire
  9     8|        the isles which round her lay,~To assemble near the sea
 10     8|      scan~At morn, where I shall lay my head at night.~If thou
 11     8|     Already the recumbent damsel lay,~The greedy elder's unresisting
 12     8|     often siege to walled cities lay;~Where in long weariness
 13     8|          Paris-walls the leaguer lay~Of famed Troyano's son's
 14     8|        moved great grief, and he~Lay thinking on his folly past
 15     9|      others taken which about it lay,~Was sent alike to his eternal
 16     9|          This life I gladly will lay down: one fear~Alone molests
 17     9|       sword and spear;~But would lay down this pact before the
 18     9|      where he this ambuscade did lay;~When from the gate he with
 19    10|       the bed, upon her face she lay,~Bathing it with her tears. "
 20    10|  sporting with the ripple there,~Lay, waiting on their needs,
 21    10|         fairy's side~The passage lay across a straight, he came;~
 22    10|      ships and stout, a squadron lay;~Which, in the harbour,
 23    10|          anchored in the harbour lay,~Waiting to bear them to
 24    11|        offended: --~On the field lay his horse, already dead.~
 25    11|         meadow, which without it lay.~-- No more of this. Orlando
 26    11|    Guided a necromancer where it lay.~ ~ XXIII~More than a hundred
 27    11|          carbine on thy shoulder lay,~Who without these, I wot,
 28    11|       spouse betrayed her as she lay~Asleep, and how of pirates
 29    11|          understood~How lifeless lay the monster of the flood;~ ~
 30    11|       and may be heard in future lay.~ ~ ~
 31    12|       him some charge of robbery lay:~One knight complains that
 32    12|          Upon the enchanted dome lay such a spell,~That they
 33    12|        this while had dropt, but lay too wide~To be recovered
 34    12|          the sylvan fount,~Where lay on earth the helmet of the
 35    12|          the stubble of the open lay,~What time the hunters seek
 36    13|         Love, so rash a guide,~I lay this unction to my phantasy,~
 37    13|      more than six miles distant lay.~To the other finally his
 38    14|      faulchion, and those others lay~The spear in rest: a multitude
 39    15|        which the enchanted demon lay,~The fruit of a hobgoblin
 40    15|         a guard and unsuspecting lay.~ ~ LXXVIII~At the abundant
 41    15|        needful they collect, and lay~Upon the giant's back the
 42    16|         s king, and king Sobrino lay;~Who, half-a-mile removed
 43    16|          Pierced by three lances lay the courser strong,~But
 44    17|         about the fat intestines lay,~And cloathed our bodies
 45    17|       expected, till the monster lay~Extended, underneath the
 46    17|          Egypt, Turkey, or Afric lay,~The king bade seek Lucina
 47    17|       thus the goodly gear,~That lay the way the harness had
 48    17|         the field~He seemed, and lay along the crupper, sore~
 49    18|     Saint Marcellus' gate, where lay,~Outstretched a large circumference
 50    18|          a spear,~And, should he lay the fierce Lurcanio dead,~
 51    18|         The foolish rabble cry, "Lay on, lay on."~And stand at
 52    18|     foolish rabble cry, "Lay on, lay on."~And stand at distance
 53    18|   outspread,~Pillowed on barrel, lay the wretched Gryll:~This
 54    18|            mid bow and falchion, lay,~And shield and spear, in
 55    18|     where renowned Almontes' son lay dead.~Faithful Medoro mourned
 56    19|       earth my honoured king may lay:~No other grace I supplicate,
 57    19|         There for a mighty space lay young Medore,~Spouting his
 58    19|         more.~Where young Medoro lay he took his stand,~And waited
 59    19|      than for his own misfortune lay,~She feels new pity in her
 60    19|     armed barks, and upon theirs lay hand,~In evil case for sea,
 61    19| assistance of the sail;~Since to lay starboard course or larboard
 62    19|      their lives were willing to lay down;~Or were content beneath
 63    19|          And can in cruel battle lay them dead,~And, after, with
 64    19|        heaves the warp, and bids lay hold,~And lowers the bridge;
 65    19|         tis her destiny.~"I will lay down this life," the damsel
 66    19|    damsel said,~"Rather than you lay down your liberty.~But this" --
 67    19|          This place is governed, lay thy cruel doom."~ ~  CIII~"
 68    20|      shed,~That if their fathers lay before them dead.~ ~ XVIII~"
 69    20|        ensuing took them as they lay~Couched in their beds, secure
 70    20|     escaped Zerbino's grasp, and lay~Concealed until his wrath
 71    20|         space upon the ground he lay,~And, when 'twas recollected,
 72    21|      Thinking him slain who only lay amazed,~By pity prest, Zerbino
 73    21|           While there he wounded lay, upon some need~It chanced
 74    21|        turret where the prisoner lay.~ ~ XXX~"And evermore my
 75    21|        unknown, on earth Argaeus lay,~My brother to Gabrina gave
 76    21|    master upon this the servants lay,~Who could not thence be
 77    22|       pent beneath the threshold lay;~And the stone raised which
 78    22|         Who seem to hear in it, "Lay on, lay on."~Rabican with
 79    22|          to hear in it, "Lay on, lay on."~Rabican with the rest
 80    22|         figures and more matters lay,~That I omit; desirous to
 81    22|         The saddle on him, which lay near, and bitted~The steed,
 82    22|      night the amorous stripling lay,~Nor any had suspicion of
 83    22|         to the place our journey lay~By the highroad, which is
 84    22|    foregoes.~No better cavaliers lay lance in rest,~Nor have
 85    22|       him with vengeance, and to lay~Hands on her sword and charge
 86    22|     astounded, 'mid the sea-foam lay;~Which would have fed upon
 87    22|       had thither guided: as she lay,~He took and placed her,
 88    22|       middle of the track, there lay~A well, within the ground
 89    22|        well, nor in what land it lay.~ ~ XCV~Upon Rogero's parting
 90    23|        billeting the bands which lay~Dispersed about that province,
 91    23|         solemn oath his hands to lay:~This was the first, nor
 92    23|       the bleeding body where it lay:~And, though the warrior
 93    23|       sight and fell.~ ~ XL~Dead lay Sir Pinnabel, and bathed
 94    23|         than a hundred joined to lay him low.~A print of recent
 95    23|         the hostel where Zerbino lay,~For all the town is risen,
 96    23|          behold me! I apart~Will lay me helm, that in all points
 97    23|    either bank of which a meadow lay;~Which, stained with native
 98    23| homestead where the young Medore~Lay wounded, and was here supremely
 99    23|       the open air on hard earth lay.~He marvelled at himself,
100    24|    length return to where Corebo lay,~Who had the ground about
101    24|       Craved priest and friar to lay him in the ground.~ ~ XXV~"
102    24|       saw that something shining lay,~And spied Orlando's corslet
103    24|          Then level forests, and lay houses low,~And bear the
104    25|       against the cavalier.~Many lay dead upon the cumbered plain,~
105    25|        chamberlains, when now we lay,~One and the other, in our
106    25|         this while their journey lay,~Girded with cliff and cavern,
107    25|    adventure on himself alone to lay:~But these, by love for
108    26|         oft the theme of ancient lay,~So passing wonderful and
109    26|           Mid those combined, to lay the monster dead,~Shall
110    26|      lance with bending shoulder lay,~And in fierce tone the
111    26|      beneath, whose fury stifled lay:~He told why he refused
112    27|       lyme-dog, whom the hunters lay~On hare or roebuck's trail,
113    27|      XVIII~Where thickest camped lay Charles's host, they spurred,~
114    27|      arms, and severed shoulders lay,~Where'er the Christian
115    27|          s lot and Mardricardo's lay~At bottom; whence the dame
116    27|   homesteads lodged, the drovers lay.~ ~ CXXX~The king of Argier (
117    28|           which 'twixt the river lay~And Celtiberian hills upon
118    28|          by a narrow path, which lay~Through a green meadow,
119    29|      upon a rock's rude bed,~And lay one shapeless jelly, heels
120    29|         a month must to his body lay~Mine unction, for its virtue
121    29|   southward steer,~No straighter lay for Italy or Spain:~Their
122    29|         have been told in former lay,~Had from the hills descended
123    29|        she, with shoulder slipt, lay foully shent.~Long how to
124    30|     forbade, that he who wounded lay~To her his plighted promise
125    30|    Agramant bids them diligently lay~The wounded warrior in his
126    30|         bring her joy or sorrow, lay.~ ~ XC~This while Mount
127    31|      pavilions where the kinsmen lay:~There good Rinaldo, crying
128    31|      slain in combat Mandricardo lay.~ ~ XLVIII~By accident,
129    31|      king forgets no, how Rogero lay~Sore wounded, and as yet
130    31|       camped apart, his servants lay,~Albeit warmly by Rinaldo
131    32|     Heaven's justice willed, now lay with wound unhealed,~Nor
132    32|          the hostile camp, where lay~King Agramant, she met a
133    32|          should Rogero chance to lay thee low,~He to have slain
134    32|      erewhile the Moorish forces lay;~For yet to her the tidings
135    32|        river-side, where late it lay,~Under no mariner or pilot'
136    32|      close, her prisoned tresses lay,~She with the helmet doffs;
137    33|          feign retreat an ambush lay.~Lo! where through danger,
138    33|         opprest the Roman empire lay,~That he might free that
139    33|       see Lewis siege to Brescia lay,~And the close-straitened
140    33|       Ivica, that in his passage lay;~Toward Arzilla then he
141    34|    thither, where Alcestes' army lay,~Me, the first cause of
142    34|       discern if more in torment lay;~But, those false ingrates'
143    34|  spacious hold and lonely forest lay,~Where nymphs for ever chased
144    35|       which on the road to Paris lay,~Heard tidings of Rinaldo'
145    35|      Arles the vanquished paynim lay.~-- Sure, her Rogero with
146    35|         murdered by him Isabella lay,~The story gentle Flordelice
147    35|        woman him on earth should lay.~He cannot, or he will not
148    36|     fraught,~Less with desire to lay her rival low,~Than with
149    36|       one father, on one womb ye lay;~And first together saw
150    36|       Tartar king the fault must lay:~How sorely handled that
151    37|        the cause of virtue would lay down:~Matter as well for
152    37|          To raise the dead, than lay them in the grave.~ ~ XIX~
153    37|        think she needs my humble lay,~Who with such treasure
154    37|         And miry waters Marganor lay drowned.~ ~ LV~"That night,
155    37|       wretched dame refused;~Who lay with shattered head and
156    37|        she retired in Ostericche lay,~He, with intent to burn
157    37|         filthy place,~Wherein it lay, Drusilla's corse is borne;~
158    38|         all hinges; I did ill to lay~Unfurnished Africk open
159    38|          if you are ruled by me.~Lay all our quarrel's trial
160    38|   whereof with that good warrior lay,~The Roman empire's knight
161    39|         was consigned;~Which yet lay anchored off the Moorish
162    39|      frantic paladin on earth to lay.~ ~ LIV~He many a hawser
163    39|           Since for short time I lay my tale aside.~In the meanwhile,
164    39|        and wisely done to end my lay,~Rather than harp upon the
165    40|       Upon some boat he hoped to lay his hand,~Which him for
166    40|          vessels; moored closely lay~The mighty squadrons to
167    40|     Turpin believes it in Rogero lay~Sir Dudon in few sword-strokes
168    41|         on earth shall Poictiers lay;~Nor shall his son, when
169    41|       sword could fend him as he lay,~Meanwhile so smites and
170    41|       tis time that I suspend my lay.~ ~
171    42|          all, within their works lay dead,~Nor wight was left
172    43|          a hostile hand his side~Lay bare, and from his bosom
173    43|       long to say; how prostrate lay his sprite.~So was the wretched
174    43|      where concealed his consort lay.~ ~ CXXXI~"The servant last
175    43|          eyes all sprinkled-over lay~With ruddy drops, in guise
176    43|        wherein Sir Brandimart to lay,~Steers for the lofty mountain,
177    43|       shores that round Girgenti lay.~Here Roland orders for
178    44|       aught desired~More than to lay him lifeless with his blade:~
179    44|      best, he said, but will not lay~On sceptre or on leading-staff
180    45|      waited till Rogero sleeping lay;~Then softly sent his guard
181    45|     without sun to cheer,~Rogero lay, upon a grate extended,~
182    46|   reduced to death the stripling lay.~ ~ XXVI~They found Rogero
183    46|        faulchion good~Begirt, he lay reclined in plate and chain.~
184    46|         s royal residence; where lay~An embassy, arrived the
185    46|      LXXIX~From Constantine that lay therein, who swayed~The
186    46|          broke a thousand lances lay:~Singly to combat or in
187    46|       opprest the doughty paynim lay,~Pinned to the ground in