Canto

  1     1|          Then tell the warrior's name, that I may be~Informed
  2     1|       Nor the redoubted virgin's name I veil:~'Twas Bradamant
  3     2|         was his valiant father's name,~His mother was the child
  4     2|        first mention of Rogero's name,~Her radiant face with eager
  5     3|         spirit, erst of Merlin's name.~The tomb, of hardest stone
  6     3|         race shall spring,~Whose name through Italy and earth
  7     3|     puissant acts and worth,~And name of each who, figured in
  8     3|  Frederick, second Caeser of the name.~ ~ XXXIV~"He, with his
  9     3|         to command.~Sixth of the name, his Azo rears upright~The
 10     3|      fair princes of illustrious name;~Obyson, Albert famed for
 11     3|          The rose which gives it name in Grecian speech:~That,
 12     3|         you may know their every name and deed),~Hippolitus; who
 13     3|        changes sex and sect, and name and land,~And her quick
 14     4|  Lurcanio is the doughty baron's name,~Who would bereave her both
 15     4|        is his unhappy daughter's name,~Proclaims by town and city,
 16     5|        such the Scottish baron's name)~Well warranted by sight
 17     5|   project brewed,~(Dalinda is my name) `you needs must know,~That
 18     5|  disguise (he knew not hence his name),~Had changed his habits,
 19     5|          not what the stranger's name.~ ~ LXXVIII~Not far they
 20     5|         entreated to declare~His name, or, at the least, his visage
 21     6|          France, Astolpho was my name,~Whilom a paladin, sore
 22     6|       Would Logistilla (such her name) command,~But that a mountain
 23     6|     Eriphila the savage beldam's name;~Who cheats, and robs, and
 24     7|         hest.~In him, beside his name, was nothing fair,~And more
 25     7|        was the sage enchantress' name:~Who to Rogero now her purpose
 26     7|      Rabicano those who know him name,~And he the courser was,
 27     8|      monarch's aid,~In Charles's name; and added, in his care,~
 28     8|         is situate.~Ebuda is its name, whose shores infest,~(Its
 29     8|        The holy empire and great name of France.~ ~ LXX~To the
 30     8|          and near, her beauteous name~Through every sounding wood
 31     9|       others, lies;~Ebuda is its name; whose people rude~(Such
 32     9|        Whence England's isle the name of Albion bore:~But the
 33     9|     court was gone,~For such the name my faithful lover bore,~
 34    10|      Pitying her grief, Bireno's name rebound.~ ~ XXIII~On the
 35    10|     often on her cruel consort's name.~ ~ XXV~Where unavailing
 36    10|          enrolled:~The warrior's name, renowned throughout these
 37    11|          cannon this, or double, name.~ ~ XXV~This saker, culverine,
 38    13|        shall glorify my race and name,~So now I pray thee, lady,
 39    13|     fortunes well shall with her name accord;~Who, while she lives,
 40    13|       Other the same illustrious name will bear,~And who will
 41    13|           twelfth monarch of his name,~And Bretagne's pride; all
 42    14|           such the gentle lady's name),~Who, at the root of an
 43    14|        fall,~Who cannot tell the name and land of all.~ ~ CXXVI~
 44    15|         young Alphonso (such his name) confest,~He in his unripe
 45    15|  continent and isle~Quake at his name, from Calpe to the Nile.~ ~
 46    15|          Andrew Doria's honoured name!~To him I see Charles other
 47    15|        pure air, and Rabican his name.~His way the bearer of the
 48    15|          author has the father's name mis-said;~One for another (
 49    16|         by doings, what he is in name;~-- With what rare grace
 50    17|      given that wand and furious name to bear;~That thou may'st
 51    17|    Antiochite, who, worthily,~By name was cowardly Martano hight,~
 52    17|       high and low,~The unworthy name throughout the lists convey.~
 53    17|         and store;~Nor any cruel name of mockery spare,~Nor leave
 54    18|      than pitch he cast upon~His name: through him, his people
 55    18|          for ever wait upon your name!"~ ~ XLIV~He in this time
 56    18|        Upon a cavalier of mighty name.~ ~ LXV~Next seeing him
 57    18|       loathed such blot upon our name,~Yet weened that she could
 58    18|       ample wings, Sir Gryphon's name.~Here, great and little --
 59    18|         was the warlike virgin's name,~And such her worth, she
 60    18|        her he bore~Called him by name, nor would in iron case;~
 61    18|        As Norandine is told that name of dread,~Through the Levant
 62    19| Questioning one another of their name,~As speedily reply the youthful
 63    20|          to disclose her martial name,~Since he agreed to tell
 64    20|      hour.~Guido the Savage I by name am hight,~Ill known and
 65    20|        reign.~Astolpho hides his name, and silent hears,~Until
 66    20|     alone.~If you the stranger's name desire to hear,~I tell you '
 67    21|      should not hear~More of his name: this purpose to fulfil~
 68    21|         feud with one~Who was by name Morando hight the fair;~
 69    21|    Leaving behind him a polluted name;~ ~ LVI~"And deeply graven
 70    23|          thither in the damsel's name should speed;~By whom should
 71    23|      cavalier,~But that Rogero's name would make him fear.~ ~
 72    23|          me, she, figured in the name, may mean."~Feeding on such
 73    24|      year (the place he does not name)~Almonio by the traitor
 74    25|      risk of life, and prays his name to teach~That he may know
 75    25|       the maid so soon forgot my name?"~ ~ XXI~In wary wise, intent
 76    25|       mind,~And, I beseech, your name as well declare:~Which I
 77    25|        bright,~Excepting sex and name, there is no more~One from
 78    25|        LXXXVIII~And if he erst a name, renowned and clear,~Had
 79    26|         may crave the stranger's name,~Who thus the champions
 80    26|         much, and to declare~Her name, so well deserving glory,
 81    26|         same device as they:~The name of these are on the marble
 82    26|        moved in them desire some name to hear~Of others, who had
 83    26|       Among the first Bernardo's name was read,~Much vaunted in
 84    26|         when to him his master's name I read,~Will that bold robber
 85    27|          warriors of illustrious name,~More than one Moor, with
 86    27|         honour, would pursue his name.~ ~ XCVII~Small profit and
 87    27|          taught.~Valerio was the name that stranger bore;~A name
 88    27|       name that stranger bore;~A name I shall remember evermore.~ ~
 89    28|       his eyes;~He jocund, as in name, became in sprite,~And changed
 90    29|      voice which spake Zerbino's name,~To follow whom, escaping
 91    29|       faith, and chaste and holy name,~(Things hardly known, and
 92    29|         future age,~Who bear thy name, be blest with genius high;~
 93    29|       tower was near,~(So was by name the wandering damsel hight)~
 94    30|          befel,~Thereon Rogero's name the assistants knew;~--
 95    30|        That Brigliadoro, whom by name you know,~Yet, for his change
 96    30|      whiche'er produced Rogero's name.~ ~ LXX~What of Rogero's
 97    31|   paladin had chanced himself to name;~And (for they brethren
 98    31|      with loud echoing cries his name exalt.~He spurs Baiardo,
 99    31|      here now there,~Echoing his name as loud as he can shout;~
100    32|   Moorish camp a damsel lies,~By name Marphisa hight, of beauteous
101    32|         born to such illustrious name!~Would'st thou conclude
102    32|  manifest:~Then why should I the name of woman bear,~That in my
103    33|       Inherits, not his generous name alone!~Who by the Church'
104    33|      resolved to die or else his name~Forthwith in new encounter
105    33|       Prester John the sovereign name.~ ~ CVII~Of all those Aethiop
106    33|       told~In sculpture, and thy name the dome shall bear."~So
107    34|      When he avouched, as he his name disclosed,~That he THE HOLY
108    34|        alas! well-nigh without a name.~ ~ LXXVII~Golden and silver
109    35|        too,~That well the poet's name have merited,~As well because
110    35|   darkness tomb,~Though foul his name, if Cirrha him befriend.~
111    35|      Virgil's trumpet sounds his name,~Because he savoured the
112    35|        hope a great and glorious name to bear,~Straight to the
113    35|       armour tear,~Nor shall thy name inscribed, as vanquished,
114    35|     Rogero there,~Whose glorious name is spread o'er land and
115    35|     beside, and would he hear~My name, declare that 'tis to thee
116    35|         well maintains his seat,~Name many a warrior, famous in
117    36|          She craves the damsel's name before they move,~And hears
118    36|          perfidious she anew did name.~-- "Perfidious, was it
119    36|       that Rogero, second of the name,~Who filled our fruitful
120    36|       traitor loved (him Bertram name)~His brother's wife with
121    36|          both, in arms of mighty name.~ ~ LXXVI~When afterwards
122    37|     pitch would mount the female name,~As haply ne'er was reached
123    37|      even to heaven uplifts your name; with whom~There is my lord
124    37|  victories born, Victoria is her name,~Well named; and whom (does
125    37|        should blow;~And that thy name through her should so rebound,~
126    37|         resort.~ ~ XL~"He to our name is such a deadly foe,~He
127    37|          or tyrant, Marganor~(So name the felon knight) than whom
128    37|         wife's and not a leman's name should wear.~ ~ LVIII~"He
129    37|          tremble, whereso'er his name was heard:~Now one is come
130    38|          grandeur of they mighty name:~I haply so had done; I
131    39|     could each several warrior's name declare,~Stretched on the
132    40|         region ring with Dudon's name.~ ~ LXXIII~Rogero, when
133    40|       compass, he shall shew~His name, to me, ere further deed
134    41|     paynim Mars together start;~(Name well befitting Sericana'
135    41|         king dismaid;~Who by his name the paladin defies:~With
136    42|       not thee~That I not now my name to thee display;~Ere longer
137    42|         wife who whilom bore her name.~Strozza and Tebaldeo --
138    42|         through whom that city's name (where sweet~Isaurus salts
139    42|      strain~Her glories and fair name abroad shall bear,~And Juba'
140    43|         sought, and one of noble name:~Nor vainly; in a neighbouring
141    43|      honour rise,~Save chaste in name and deed; subjoining how~
142    43|          be Argia while away~(So name his consort), or the contrary.~
143    43|          go,~And to Argia in his name pretend,~He by a fever is
144    43|    cheeks,~Repeating the beloved name in vain,~With all her force
145    43|       brows;~ ~ CXCII~And in the name of those eternal Three,~
146    44|        Can it be true that royal name should blind,~Imperial title,
147    44|          by him exprest~Rogero's name in any place should be;~
148    45|         wilt blot~Thine own good name, if thou avenge him not.~ ~
149    45|          his own ensignry,~Whose name is yet unknown to him, will
150    45|     false colours and in other's name.~ ~ LVI~Much weighs the
151    45|       Nor any other steed, whose name we hear~Sounded in Grecian
152    46|        all that ever were, whose name~For grace and beauty most
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