Canto

  1   Int|         are heathen.~Meanwhile, France is threatened by heathen
  2   Int|    proper) Orlando, set out for France in search of him. Again
  3     1|      hostile fleet,~And ravaged France, with Agramant their king,~
  4     1|      many a band~Of Germany and France, King Charlemagne~Had camped
  5     1|   despite,~Against the realm of France Spain's martial flower.~'
  6     1|       west.~He after learned in France that Charlemagne~Secluded
  7     2|       that she from the land of France might flee,~And never more
  8     2|         dear~To Charlemagne and France: Since proved among~The
  9     3|         open to the chivalry of France~The victory over Julius,
 10     3|       first shall wed a maid of France's seed.~This is the second
 11     4|         cloudless sky~Discovers France and Spain, and either shore.~
 12     4|       beguiled,~He follows into France Troyano's heir.~Him, in
 13     4|     dear,~I seek to snatch from France and peril near.~ ~ XXXI~"
 14     4|        Before the youth be into France conveyed,~Be pleased to
 15     6|    shore.~ ~  XXXIII~"A peer of France, Astolpho was my name,~Whilom
 16     6|   contemplated my treasure,~Nor France nor aught beside I thought
 17     7|         bring~Back into warlike France the cherished boy.~Bradamant
 18     8|       of mighty fame to both in France.~ ~ XVIII~The sage Melissa
 19     8|       port conveyed;~That it to France and Charles might furnish
 20     8|        empire and great name of France.~ ~ LXX~To the just plaint
 21     9|        nor surveys the realm of France alone;~But fair Auvergne,
 22    10|        bands to succour ravaged France prepare,~And notes and talks
 23    11|       the ring she carried into France,~When thither first the
 24    11|       hit.~ ~ XXIV~To Italy and France, on every hand~The cruel
 25    11|        of honour he~Had been in France, and for the crown, his
 26    11|    Ireland hies,~From whence to France the warrior's passage lies.~ ~
 27    12|         he might.~ ~ IV~Through France he sought her, and will
 28    12|        pain,~Inside and out, he France had searched in vain.~ ~
 29    12|         high~For valour, and in France had greatest fame,~That
 30    12|     with altered cheer,~Or into France send back the cavalier:~ ~
 31    12|    Marsilius' oriflame,~Many of France did in his pay unite:~For
 32    12|     rest against the paladin of France;~ ~ LXXXIII~He broke it
 33    13|       In succour of the king of France, in lieu~This Odoric for
 34    13|        Will I, Renata, hight of France, forget,~Of Louis born,
 35    14|         Throughout all grieving France, her loud laments.~ ~ VIII~'
 36    14|         the illustrious King of France has need~Of captains to
 37    14|       quitted, not for sight of France or Spain;~But to behold
 38    14|         where paynims stun~Fair France with hosile din and angry
 39    14|       the midst -- the heart of France, more justly say.~A stream
 40    15|       from Indian strand,~Reach France or Britain, without touching
 41    15|       strand,~Or in thine isle, France, Thessaly, or Spain.~Nor
 42    15|      which shortly was to be~In France the brethren's lot, had
 43    15|     places,~Ere he to cherished France his way retraces.~ ~ XCIII~
 44    16|        the foe,~More lands than France will obligation owe.~ ~
 45    16|        aspect of the paladin of France,~The wavering Moorish files
 46    16|         these to die a youth in France.~ ~  LXXIII~When bold French
 47    17|       Spain, and you, ye men of France,~And Switzers, turn your
 48    18|   Marphisa's gallery blows,~For France with Gryphon bound and many
 49    18|         he would delay~To visit France and his paternal seat,~Till
 50    18|      with such strong~Desire of France the warriors' bosoms swell,~
 51    18|        to prove the paladins of France;~ ~ CXXXIV~And make experiment,
 52    18|   repose by land,~Those left in France, who one another slew, --~
 53    18|  fidelity,~And late with him to France had crost the sea.~ ~  CLXVI~
 54    19|         Of hills, which fertile France from Spain divide.~ ~ XLI~
 55    20|        neighbouring realms, but France and Spain~Wot well of Clermont,
 56    20|            VII~"But reached not France, for southern tempest's
 57    20|     master, ready to unmoor~For France, and that same day his pinnace
 58    20|         against the paladins of France."~Not only was his cheek
 59    22|      but first I must away~From France, in the Levant to wander
 60    22|         He straightway does for France his sails unfold,~And to
 61    22|      with Logistilla's rein,~To France Rogero had retraced his
 62    22|       Of India ridden even into France:~After much thought, he
 63    22|     rest,~Nor have for years in France against their foes,~Than
 64    22|        with trumpet-sound,~Told France and Spain and all the countries
 65    23|         sought~Through spacious France: 'Tis here all welcome sweet,~
 66    23|        with that the paladin of France.~Orlando at the losel couched
 67    24|        and wide,~Throughout all France, and reached a bridge one
 68    24|        this while that thou all France's land,~From city shalt
 69    24|       many others, news through France conveyed;~Who word to simple
 70    25|          Which, in the midst of France, from Charlemagne~Marsilius
 71    25|        seen~In Saragossa and in France the maid;~To whose bewitching
 72    25|      the most precious blood in France.~ ~ LXXVI~"One, at a gallop,
 73    26|     fountains rare,~Of those in France produced by Merlin's sleight;~
 74    26|          Which seemed to ravage France and Italy,~And Spain and
 75    26|     Francis styled the first of France;~With Austrian Maximilian
 76    26|       Francis, who the realm of France will steer,~Who justly shall
 77    26|          with all the flower of France, and so~Shall break the
 78    26|       Worthy to be a paladin of France;~And has stamped signs of
 79    26| paladins of Charles, and who~To France was over land and ocean
 80    27|        far that lady bear,~That France should hear no further of
 81    27|          And conquered fruitful France some years before;~But cannot
 82    27|        the trade who throughout France were known,~(In that he
 83    28|       Disguised they go through France and Italy,~They Flanders
 84    30|      train,~Who for the land of France had left their own,~Amid
 85    31|         throughout the realm of France in vain;~Here by the cognizance,
 86    31|       wide~Two kingdoms such as France had scarce supplied.~ ~
 87    31|        thousand men and more~To France, with this design, had made
 88    31|    broken bands of Afric and of France.~All, food alike for his
 89    32|        of the road, that led to France.~ ~ XV~When shining arms
 90    32|        That lady to the king of France" (replied~The squire) "is
 91    32|        and her lord.~ ~ LIV~"In France, in royal Charles's famous
 92    32|        pride,~To bear away from France the golden shield:~Who (
 93    32|      sent from the LOST ISLE~To France's king, upon an embassy.~
 94    32|      LXXXIII~"When Pharamond of France possessed the throne,~His
 95    32|      cavaliers, allowed~Through France to be the boldest and the
 96    32|    Against him goes the king of France's son,~At risque of death,
 97    33|    Those other monarchs that in France will reign,~By murderous
 98    33|    crost,~Heading what bands of France and captains, see;~Yet shall
 99    33|    martial train,~The flower of France, through Alpine pass has
100    33|      the victory to the king of France.~ ~ XXXVII~That warder then
101    33|     strand.~ ~ XL~"On this side France, upon the other Spain,~Extend
102    33|         land which was his own.~France too returns, but keeps a
103    33|       dearer wise.~Behold where France prepares for fresh career,~
104    33|        the nobility~Of all fair France extinguished on the field;~
105    33|         thousand one returns to France.~ ~ LVIII~These histories
106    33|    course which they had run in France;~ ~ LXVIII~And -- each resolved
107    33|        him fare~To Ind, as I to France have made repair.~ ~ XCV~"
108    33|       twice for me has been his France," he said,~And pricked for
109    33|         quit Rinaldo, king, and France, and all.~ ~ XCVI~Astolpho
110    33|   mountains turned aside,~Which France's fertile land from Spain
111    34|        To you, though come from France, may be unknown~What there
112    37|         dead.~ ~ CI~The maid of France is with Marphisa gone,~Nor
113    38|     Moorish squadrons should in France abide,~Till Charlemagne
114    38|        with his threat to do~By France, what by the brittle glass
115    38|       them that are~The best of France; and -- be he who he will --~
116    38|   Almayn~Are England, Scotland, France, and Italy?~When with our
117    38|     should our Lord the fall of France ordain,~That kingdom for
118    39|     overthrown,~And forced fair France for Afric to forego.~Meanwhile
119    39|        pass the sea.~To them of France so fast I am not tied,~But
120    39|        order are~The affairs of France they gave advices true;~
121    39|      nigh distracted gone.~From France had she past hither -- given
122    39|        heard it told,~How he in France should find the warrior
123    39|       had to Africk passed from France.~ ~ XLII~As soon as landed,
124    39|      Bardino, he that came~From France, together with that faithful
125    39| overthrow~The Moors received in France, be pleased to know.~ ~
126    39| wondrous guise,~That, bound for France, now ploughed the foaming
127    40|        it no more may Christian France annoy.~ ~ X~And hence in
128    40|     provide;~As well because to France, in that long war,~King
129    40|      Forgets he is a paladin of France.~ ~ LXXVI~He called on every
130    40|         That as the paladins of France are known.~ ~ LXXVIII~"If
131    41|     banner of the Moor,~He into France had passed from Africk's
132    41|    faithful to offend;~And into France, where he to Charlemagne~
133    41|     noise, which echoed even to France.~Gradasso and Roland met
134    42|        me elsewhere.~Wend me to France and see if they be glad~
135    42|         had sped her flight,~In France or wheresoe'er; then wends
136    42|      took him from a Paladin of France.~ ~ XLIII~Charles gives
137    42|      far and nigh,~With him all France laments he thence should
138    43|       word~Of this neighbouring France, nor in my round~Through
139    43|       are Almayne,~And grieving France and Italy; and oh!~How will
140    43|          Her, would she wend to France, with goodly rent~Would
141    44|          he hopes, approve,~And France will welcome wide their
142    44|        He, seeing evermore fair France would be~Secure from mischief
143    44|      But it is time the Duke to France was gone;~Who having thus
144    45|         of Hungary, one king of France.~ ~ IV~'Tis plain to sight,
145    45|        tarries~Until arrived in France; arrived at Paris.~ ~ LXII~
146    45|      strife, that flees~Through France, and spreads and circles
147    46|      betook him to the court of France.~ ~ CIV~He neither lighted
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