Canto

  1     1|   horseless cavalier.~ ~ XI~With shield upon his arm, in knightly
  2     1|       pass, by whom were borne~A shield and crest of white; in search
  3     1|         I, though naked, was thy shield~Against King Agrican and
  4     2|       laid,~And from a bough the shield and helmet gleam.~While
  5     2|      celestial warrior, bore his shield;~But why delayed the mantle
  6     2|         by strange virtue of the shield disclosed,~I from my hope
  7     3|        whom the mail~Of hawberk, shield, and helm, were small protection:~
  8     3|       mid sky,~He bears a mortal shield of power to seal,~As soon
  9     4|        rode forth with spear and shield:~And maid and courier through
 10     4|        On his left arm alone his shield he took,~Covered all o'er
 11     4|          her wends.~He bares the shield, secure to blind his foe,~
 12     4|   astonished, throw.~ ~ XXII~The shield might have been shown at
 13     4|       sees him bare the wondrous shield,~Closes her eyes and falls
 14     4|         Already cased again, the shield was hung,~By the magician,
 15     4|         martial maid,~"Nor offer shield and courser to resign,~Which
 16     4|         hippogryph, who bore the shield,~But in its case of crimson
 17     4|    champion true, with spear and shield,~Maintain her guiltless
 18     6|       wrong, I cannot choose but shield,~And for her safety perish
 19     6|    provision of arms, steed, and shield;~Black was the vest and
 20     6|         cedar-tree,~He drops the shield, the helmet from his front~
 21     6|         secured by corslet or by shield;~Yet is he so upon all quarters
 22     6|         he had thought the magic shield to show,~(I speak of that
 23     7|         The giantess's crest and shield appear,~For ensign, decked
 24     8|       which he wore~The wondrous shield, enclosed for many a day;~
 25    10|           Rogero, bare the magic shield,~Or in the strife be slain,
 26    10|     pursue;~And lifting from his shield the covering vest,~To dazzle
 27    10|         enchantment of the magic shield to nought.~ ~ CVIII~I say
 28    11|   impatient Child had dropt both shield and spear,~And hurrying
 29    11|         me as you may)~I, and my shield and courser, yours shall
 30    11|         beyond measure, he, with shield~Cast on his shoulder, and
 31    11|   cavalier.~ ~ XVII~Covered with shield and sword, one, leaping,
 32    11|       roves at him, o'er whom no shield is spread,~Nor iron rind,
 33    11|   remnant of the winter, he with shield~And spear achieved things
 34    12|           nor even put aside the shield.~Saddled, with bridle hanging
 35    12|    dismayed)~Covered with lifted shield and naked sword,~As might
 36    12|           and as many pierce his shield.~This threatens on one side,
 37    12|          it on the border of the shield~Of the intrepid count, with
 38    14|       without a crest,~And sable shield and sable surcoat bore.~--
 39    14|          wore the sable vest and shield.~When lo! he saw a mead,
 40    14|     Philistine,~Crushed helm and shield; and often side by side,~
 41    14|      alone, were made~Helmet and shield as well as trenchant blade.~ ~
 42    14|               CXXII~He drops the shield; and with two-handed sway~
 43    15|        road.~ ~ LXI~Him helm and shield he gives alike to bear,~
 44    16|          fame alone,~And loathed shield, quiver, helmet, sword and
 45    16|     promised trophies, spear and shield,~Spoils which your loaded
 46    17|         painted Love on crest or shield,~If she were cruel or were
 47    17|     three pieces broke it on the shield~Which bold Laodicea's baron
 48    17|          the blow's~Descent, the shield is splintered -- bone and
 49    17|         Or hastened the detested shield to span,~Or place upon his
 50    17|        hand,~Than Gryphon seizes shield and sword, and, through~
 51    18|          blinds.~ ~ II~Often, to shield the absent one from blame,~
 52    18|        touched the border of his shield,~Ere he reversed the warrior
 53    18|  Dardinel to meet.~ ~ CXLVII~The shield, of which Almontes' son
 54    18|         thou take from me, if my shield;~But I, in God, well hope
 55    18|       bow and falchion, lay,~And shield and spear, in pool of purple
 56    19|       and thrust; which now with shield the twain~Or blade ward
 57    20|          Bid sword and spear and shield and cuirass bear;~With the
 58    20|          short answer seized his shield and spear,~And wheeled,
 59    21|        bored his opposite's good shield, and rended~His shoulder,
 60    22|  enchanter's won.~Impeded by his shield and iron case,~Parforce
 61    22|    withstand, well needed-were~A shield and cuirass of the diamond
 62    22|         here,~Each aiming at the shield his foeman wore,~The puissant
 63    22|    beholder's eyes,~That, at the shield's discovery, every wight~
 64    22|       surprise:~Impassive is the shield as well believed,~Since
 65    22|     fight;~Well-covered with the shield which heretofore~Atlantes
 66    22|      times, he has preserved the shield~Beneath its veil, but covered
 67    22|         fell outright.~He at the shield had aimed, but smote not
 68    22|         which he used to lap~His shield, the evil cause of that
 69    22|       which were ravished by the shield.~ ~ XC~Away Rogero posted
 70    22|    provide,~I shame from thee, O shield, no more abide.~ ~ XCII~"
 71    22|        heavy stone;~Which to the shield he ties, and bodily~Both
 72    22|         stone, and heavy was the shield;~Nor stopt they till they
 73    22|      spring wherein the virtuous shield was thrown:~For she who
 74    22|        like men of straw,~-- The shield withdrawn -- he had removed
 75    23|          from every risque might shield the knight:~But he the lance
 76    23|      pursued.~Himself of helm or shield one dispossest;~One with
 77    23|        was his helmet, there his shield bestowed;~His arms far off;
 78    24|         that the bearings on his shield record~The honours of the
 79    24|        enters, between sword and shield, his breast,~As perfect
 80    24| trenchant sword, which smote the shield outright,~And cleft from
 81    24|     parts or eight,~And reft his shield and half his helmet's plate.~ ~
 82    25|     shown,~Into a well the magic shield had thrown.~ ~ V~He from
 83    25|           With sword in hand and shield about his neck.~ ~ XVIII~
 84    25|       Arzilla, saw the light;~To shield and spear enured from infancy.~
 85    26|          good arms this helm and shield;~And hope, if suffered of
 86    26|          harder weapon makes the shield~Of Vivian, at their onset,
 87    26|       force designed)~Little his shield, and less his iron gear,~
 88    26|         ensign gay~Rogero on his shield was wont to wear,~The bird
 89    26|     Hector's argent eagle on his shield.~ ~ C~King Mandricardo is
 90    26|      bird imprest~On the Child's shield, he shouts with threatening
 91    26|          from thee good Hector's shield.~ ~ CIV~"Yet once before --
 92    26|       better braced the covering shield he wore:~But 'twixt those
 93    26|          your right~Shall to the shield maintain in warlike course.~
 94    26|       him with shoulder and with shield;~And him disordered and
 95    27|         he, the African array to shield,~Had interrupted and till
 96    27|   Abandon will I not my blazoned shield,~Unless thou combat for
 97    27|        me waive~My title to that shield and goodly glaive";~ ~ LXIII~
 98    27|        noble blade,~Embraced his shield, and, full of choler, stood~
 99    29|     Wholly with God; but he, her shield and mail,~That hermit, lest
100    29|      neither helm, nor mail, nor shield withstand,~That brutish
101    30|          that in other fight~His shield be braced, nor will Gradasso
102    30|         best to manage sword and shield at need --~-- What strokes
103    30|          Rogero, pictured on his shield, possess.~I know not wherefore
104    30|         argent bird and blazoned shield."~ ~ XLIII~So said he; and
105    30|         So well could plant, his shield was cleft in twain;~Beneath,
106    30|         forth all his might:~The shield, with argent bird and azure
107    30|            Dearer than sword and shield -- his precious life.~ ~
108    31|      lady by his side;~Sable his shield, and sable was his gear,~
109    31|      halt to snatch the covering shield.~ ~ LXXXI~Uncounselled and
110    31|          blazoned bearing of his shield,~But by Baiardo -- by that
111    32|       that erewhile had been his shield,~And from the noose that
112    32|          dealt to her alone.~The shield you see she sends to Charlemagne,~
113    32|     Shall be dispatched a costly shield of gold,~On pact and on
114    32|    Beneath his hand who has that shield of gold."~Bradamant ponders
115    32|       and the rest,~If with that shield he shall reward the best.~ ~
116    32|      away from France the golden shield:~Who (for they had the martial
117    32|  Bradamant unarms, and first her shield,~And after puts her polished
118    33|        intent to gain the golden shield,~Had sought a land so distant
119    35|       paces thence had gone,~His shield unbraced and helm and mail
120    35|        weapon smites Grandonio's shield,~With heels in air, he tumbles
121    36|     knights whom, smitten on the shield,~Her lance unhorsed; but
122    36|          the eagle argent on the shield of blue~She recognized Rogero,
123    36|        Nor broke nor bruised the shield, by spell bested;~But his
124    36|      Rogero rear;~Can scarce the shield and blazoned bird upbear.~
125    37|       scorn.~ ~ XXXI~What of the shield became, she cannot say,~
126    37|        for a grace, with loss of shield,~Harness and captive dame,
127    37|         recovered was the golden shield,~And those three monarchs
128    37|      helm, plate, and chain,~And shield, in guise of trophy fasten
129    39|        belied sword and such her shield;~Nor aught was wanting which
130    39|           that stake accurst~Had shield and helmet, head and body
131    39|           XLIX~It only burst the shield, and in such thunder~Broke
132    40|       fear;~Quickly for courser, shield, and helmet cries,~(Bosom,
133    41|          Blazoned upon Orlando's shield appear~The burning bold
134    41|       Balisarda, and uplifts his shield.~ ~ LXXI~With Agramant encounters
135    41|     world or rare,~It splits the shield, and is in nowise stayed,~
136    41|         edges are:~It splits the shield, and to the bottom rends,~
137    41|      Clermont knows,~And how the shield ill boots, retired from
138    41|          Shears helmet, cuirass, shield, and all below,~And cleaves
139    41|           He broke the warrior's shield, his left arm bored,~And
140    41|         has broke:~Fallen is his shield, his cuirass split; but
141    42|       form his head,~With half a shield and swordless, through his
142    42|       Red flames upon his yellow shield appear:~So was the courser'
143    44|           surcoat and emblazoned shield.~On that emprize it pleased
144    44|          He split like glass his shield and scaly rind;~And the
145    44|          his blazon on a crimson shield,~To him all flock, in him
146    45|         his bed.~ ~ X~By his own shield accused, that witness true,~
147    45|          blazoned on the crimson shield doth bear;~And (what the
148    45|             LXXVI~Sparks now his shield, now helm, now cuirass scatter,~
149    45|          accompanied;~And lifted shield, and shifted sword in fight,~
150    46|        to find the knight, whose shield pourtrayed~The unicorn,
151    46|        blow.~As well against the shield his levelled spear~Rogero
152    46| tempestrous main~Flings down his shield, and with both hands outright~