Canto

  1     1|         like cruel pass has well~Nigh brought my feeble wit which
  2     1|    measured back his way;~Where, nigh the Pyrenees, with many
  3     1|     defies to fight, approaching nigh,~And weens to make him stoop
  4     1|          bolt had beat him down,~Nigh his death-stricken cattle,
  5     1|         she does; Rinaldo is too nigh:~And from afar that furious
  6     2|         knight,~The good Rogero, nigh becomes the prey~Of Pinabel,
  7     2|          criminal, whose doom is nigh,~Changed her fair countenance
  8     2|   appeared, as I approached more nigh.~I, after, learned that
  9     2|        Gradasso, deems no danger nigh.~Beneath the wizard's blow
 10     3|      damsel he betrayed,~Who had nigh found at once her death
 11     4|     walked, the damsel following nigh,~Who trusted not to the
 12     4|          stood fast till she was nigh,~Then spread his pinions
 13     4|         and, ere a month go by,~(Nigh spent) upon the accuser
 14     4|         round,~Loud lamentations nigh the road were heard.~Towards
 15     5|       intruder fear, encroaching nigh;~Nor seek I more; 'tis here
 16     5|        youth been later, or less nigh,~To his assistance he had
 17     5|      bent to follow him, he well nigh turned~His hand against
 18     6|      hung,~And had approached so nigh that landscape fair,~That,
 19     6|        the air:~And to a myrtle, nigh the rolling brine,~Made
 20     6|        Alban's cavalier,~And was nigh drowned amid the waves that
 21     6|        shines.~ ~ LX~When he was nigh the city-walls, so bright,~
 22     7|         stony was the way,~This, nigh directly, scaled a hill'
 23     7|       her Rogero dwells.~ ~ XLVI~Nigh dead the maid remains, in
 24     8|    number of her guard,~Remained nigh dead, o'erwhelmed with her
 25     8|       extremity one day,~That it nigh fell into the foeman's hand;~
 26     8|        expected him in vain~Well nigh a month, and nought of him
 27     8|        blazonry~So changed, drew nigh the gate; and there the
 28     9|          foot, to overthrow,~And nigh concluded) with afflicted
 29     9|       store:~And now the term is nigh expired, when aid,~Whether
 30     9|         beasts on every side:~As nigh Volana, with his sweeping
 31     9|     transfixed the one the other nigh;~Upon the shaft, until it
 32    10|       And keep their course more nigh the Scottish shore:~When
 33    10|    Alcina to arrive, who now was nigh.~ ~ XL~Now so saltpetre
 34    10|          bring.~Arrived one morn nigh London-town, he stopt;~And
 35    10|        he in meadows to the city nigh~Saw troops of men at arms,
 36    10|           Irish, and the Islands nigh,~Those many banners were,
 37    11|      last,~And found she was not nigh, and did not hear.~Then
 38    11|    behold the cruel strife stood nigh.~Lo! a two-handed stroke
 39    11|          beast! who pressed,~And nigh concealed the sea beneath
 40    12|          up the helmet good,~And nigh as quickly bared his trenchant
 41    12|         direful combat, standing nigh;~And it appearing that on
 42    12|      Spaniard kept the path more nigh the mount,~By which the
 43    12|        more far away,~All lodged nigh town or hamlet on the plain.~
 44    13|       smouldering in the chimney nigh,~Threw it, and smote by
 45    13|       paynim train~She harasses, nigh each returning day;~(What
 46    13|       when the traitorous foe is nigh:~For never shall with you
 47    13|     approach the magic dome more nigh,~Lest her the false magician
 48    13|    breath,~That he appeared well nigh reduced to death.~ ~ LXXVI~
 49    14|       the wooded mountain-chain~(Nigh where Atlantes dwelt), to
 50    14|       fear endured, they far and nigh,~Pallid, and silent, and
 51    14|  Sheathed of that woe, which had nigh pierced her sprite;~And
 52    15|       the whitening waters roar,~Nigh skirting now the golden
 53    15|        the squadron was conveyed~Nigh the famed gulf from ancient
 54    16|        finds traitorous Origilla nigh~Damascus city, with Martano
 55    16|         Antioch sought.~ ~ VI~He nigh Damascus met the lover,
 56    16|         to pursue thy quest,~Had nigh with this right hand transfixt
 57    16|          who till this time ever nigh~Marsilius, scarce had quitted
 58    16|         most dangerous, and most nigh;~Such was King Charles;
 59    17|          thou not fruitful Afric nigh?~And has she not in sooth
 60    17|         while a garden which was nigh;~And there the strangest
 61    17|        castle richly dight~Stood nigh the gate, to which Sir Gryphon
 62    18|          took aim who stood most nigh;~Ughetto was the miserable
 63    18|      window, and from place more nigh,~Poured in a ceaseless shower,
 64    18|        throat, and hapless Gardo nigh~Cleft to the teeth; at him,
 65    18|         worthless rabble far and nigh,~The scorned arms (to keep
 66    18|        donned again.~ ~  LXI~And nigh a temple strongly walled,
 67    18|        speaking with his brother nigh,~And, though of evil purpose,
 68    18|       these to spy;~But came not nigh the warriors where they
 69    18|         of each trembling paynim nigh,~When they amazed the fierce
 70    18|       every hand;~Who ranks well nigh Rinaldo on that day.~These
 71    18|        learned Alpheus slumbered nigh;~Who had the year before
 72    19|    Angelica the stripling spies,~Nigh hurt to death in that disastrous
 73    19|         so deeply dyed,~Life was nigh wasted with the gushing
 74    19|            and by his reckoning, nigh~The rocks of Tripoli and
 75    19|       bay~A mighty city rise; so nigh at hand,~That they can from
 76    19|        the accident astound,~But nigh beside herself, remained
 77    20|      They for two thousand years nigh past away~This usage have
 78    20|         The forfeit of his life, nigh loathed the thought;~And
 79    20|          pinnace, in the harbour nigh,~Shall bid, while yet 'tis
 80    20|      band, but, gathered far and nigh~The mighty multitude, for
 81    20|          mighty noise resounding nigh.~ ~ XCIII~For so to friend
 82    20|        street were drained,~That nigh unpeopled the wide town
 83    20|      sore,~Those tears which had nigh quenched the warrior's sight, --~
 84    21|        Having the keys, repaired nigh every day~To the close turret
 85    21|       man who saw that death was nigh,~And sure to follow, quickly
 86    21|     LXXII~When, lo! as it is now nigh eventide,~They a mixt sound
 87    22|        Paris-town,~And that anew nigh every baron bold~Has after
 88    22|      took the happy land~At last nigh Rouen; and forthwith, in
 89    22|    rested well.~Up to the points nigh equal was each stick,~Of
 90    23|       joyful cheer,~And now more nigh, to embrace the warrior
 91    23|      swains, who hear the tumult nigh,~Leaving their flocks beneath
 92    24|        And Isabel, as soon, when nigh surveyed.~This was Sir Odoric,
 93    24|         harridan, who had before~Nigh caused Zerbino's death,
 94    26|      half this loathsome monster nigh,~In all its foulness and
 95    27|        dwells her ancient cavern nigh~Unearthed, and with a thousand
 96    27|      noise and shout,~Which rose nigh equally on either side,~
 97    27|      yonder tower, which distant nigh~Three leagues, o'erlooks
 98    29|     stream, by Adrian built; and nigh~The sepulchre, will he a
 99    29|        he that tower is standing nigh,~For he disdains to brandish
100    29|     worship is to Ammon paid,~Or nigh those hills, whence Nile'
101    29|      borne a dingier skin.~ ~ LX~Nigh buried in their sockets
102    30|         and more -- from far and nigh~Made prisoners at that fearful
103    30|       which was good Rogero well nigh slain.~By one of those fell
104    30|       longer did the king delay,~Nigh every one of those who waited
105    31|         Their cruel strokes well nigh fell harmless all.~Both
106    31|       Paris' leaguered gates are nigh,~Scarce ten miles distant,
107    31|          Alban and the townships nigh~-- No fiercer erst obeyed
108    31|      swift Mount Alban's lord is nigh at hand.~And if against
109    31|        hundred thousand, or well nigh, I ween,~By wood, by mountain,
110    31|         savage, as he spake, was nigh~With Richardetto; and the
111    31|        side those warriors meet,~Nigh at the same time at the
112    32|   resource,~Seated upon a river, nigh the shore,~With Spain in
113    32|        from the day,~That fought nigh Paris was the famous fight.~
114    32|        steer.~Three knights were nigh, and -- at the pommel hung --~
115    32|         and wasting flower, well nigh deprived~Of that quick sap
116    33|          Merlin shows, that well nigh all~Those other monarchs
117    33|          despite~-- Say not well nigh -- more moved the warrior'
118    33|      such fury burned,~They well nigh on themselves their weapons
119    33|         might and main,~But well nigh all his strokes were spent
120    33|        waters lave.~A faith well nigh like ours that king maintains,~
121    33|      swoops amain~The covey well nigh in that instant, rends~The
122    34|       that shining palace he was nigh,~For, than the carbuncle
123    35|     impedes;~And how he had gone nigh to slay her knight;~Not
124    35|        him in duel would assail)~Nigh sure of victory, with transport
125    36|         the two, and gains,~Well nigh as soon as they, that valley;
126    36|        champaigne in such guise,~Nigh half her helm was buried
127    37|      soul shall have; hope to be nigh,~To see thee suffer, in
128    37|  outstretched arms between,~Well nigh had with Tanacro died, o'
129    37|  Whatever it encounters, far and nigh.~Some fly to plain, or castle
130    38|          and on Marsilius seated nigh~Next turned his eyes, who
131    38|        ye kindle warfare far and nigh,~Though superhuman be that
132    39|      none will wait the champion nigh.~ ~ XXXVIII~Astolpho, Brandimart,
133    39|        that streight bridge, had nigh distracted gone.~From France
134    39|    pleased to know.~ ~ LXVI~Well nigh abandoned was their royal
135    39|          ill deed,) from far and nigh,~The Moors so pestilently
136    40|      other bulwarks was the town nigh bare;~For since Branzardo
137    41|    mountain.~ ~ LVIII~'Twas well nigh forty years, since on that
138    41|       against whom, now cresting nigh,~The threatening billow
139    42|          by now his vessels well nigh drained.~Olivier too lies
140    42|          i' the frozen lake:~For nigh at the same time the Indian
141    42|     leave to go; though, far and nigh,~With him all France laments
142    42|       poured.~ ~ CIV~Rinaldo was nigh moved the cup to raise,~
143    43|       the grief begun,~That have nigh quenched my eyes; but raised
144    43|          XXXII~"Sir, a fair city nigh at hand, defends~Twixt fierce
145    43| messengers, with letters far and nigh.~Some of Argia here, some
146    43|        that mansion's lord, drew nigh~To the Aethiopian, and to
147    43|         night was done;~And well nigh reached Urbino with the
148    43|      Biserta's ruined domes, and nigh~And far, the fearful tidings
149    43|        the corse approached more nigh,~And speechless stood awhile,
150    44|       squadron, whom he saw most nigh;~And now at once, and now
151    45|          that field was won,~Was nigh remaining shorter by the
152    45|          Frank champion, far and nigh,~Believes he may for force
153    45|          enter not the town; but nigh~Pitches his broad pavilions
154    45|         upside down; and far and nigh~Dim clouds of dust the cheerful
155    45|         about to hide from view,~Nigh Hercules' pillars, in his
156    46|       tedious was the way)~Where nigh reduced to death the stripling
157    46|          in so full a tide,~Well nigh for sudden joy the damsel
158    46|      thousand tedious years were nigh complete,~Since this fair
159    46|           with bone between,~And nigh a palm in thickness -- pierces
160    46|          fall had seen;~And well nigh at that sight the lady died.~