Canto

  1     1|          furious heat,~Who on king Charles', the Roman emperor's head~
  2     1|            thus Orlando came where Charles was tented~In evil hour,
  3     1|       breast of either swayed.~But Charles, who little liked such rivalry,~
  4     1|    forsaken.~ ~ X~There, lodged by Charles, that gentle bonnibel,~Ordained
  5     2|       invite,~But is dispatched by Charles another way;~Bradamont,
  6     2|           he blamed,~But that King Charles was sudden; nor a day~Would
  7     3|            Este;~For this imperial Charles shall make him lord.~Hubert,
  8     3|          bring~The child of second Charles, Sicilia's king.~ ~  XL~"
  9     3|          there came~More than King Charles or Agramant command,~Against
 10     4|       steed.~Obediant to the royal Charles's beck,~He who had followed
 11     7|             in like delight,~While Charles and Agramant are troubled
 12     8|       squadrons, pressed~In aid of Charles assaulted by the Moor:~Angelica,
 13     8|          for his monarch's aid,~In Charles's name; and added, in his
 14     8|          oar.~ ~ XXVII~The Emperor Charles, and he, King Otho grave,~
 15     8|           Otho grave,~Who was with Charles, by siege in Paris pressed,~
 16     8|    conveyed;~That it to France and Charles might furnish aid.~ ~ XXVIII~
 17     8|           discerned no token~Since Charles's power near Bordeaux-town
 18     8|       breast? But not the might~Of Charles or all his host, had they
 19     8|           not there.~ ~ LXXXVII~To Charles, to his displeasure, were
 20    12|      casque I win~Worn by Orlando, Charles's paladin."~ ~ XLIII~-- "
 21    14|    according to the separate need.~Charles, never in one place, with
 22    14|          Large ammunition had king Charles purveyed;~Strengthening
 23    14|        bore~(Roomy and large) king Charles's Christian bands.~Here
 24    15|        warriors wend,~To the fifth Charles' triumphant captains bend.~ ~
 25    15|        chief, of whom I say,~I see Charles enter fertile Italy,~To
 26    15|        honoured name!~To him I see Charles other meed supplies;~For
 27    15|        this captain courtesy~Shall Charles display, still liberal of
 28    15|           years shall be complete,~Charles' worthy captains for their
 29    15|           to defend,~And rights of Charles, the Roman Emperor,~Would
 30    16|        none.~For there, in person, Charles kept watch and ward~With
 31    16|       other host its worth, before~Charles and king Agramant, desire
 32    16|         from that other, ring.~But Charles and Agramant must wait;
 33    16|           holy temple burns:~While Charles elsewhere anther duty stays,~
 34    16|           most nigh;~Such was King Charles; who heard, and then descried~
 35    17|               CANTO 17~ ~ ARGUMENT~Charles goes, with his, against
 36    17|            the city square.~ ~ VII~Charles, by the way, his people'
 37    17|            his peers among.~ ~ XIV~Charles turned him round to these,
 38    18|           search of Argier's king. Charles wins the fight.~Marphisa
 39    18|        recount.~'Tis meet I follow Charles upon his way,~Hurrying in
 40    18|            many give their aid, at Charles' call:~Through every street
 41    18|          But her I leave, again of Charles to speak.~ ~ XXXVIII~When,
 42    18|       departure, spent,~About King Charles, was the consuming flame,~
 43    18|   Sansonnet,~By Roland christened, Charles (I said), the peer~Over
 44    18|            the glorious fray.~Well Charles and Oliver their parts have
 45    18|         and devour.~ ~ CLXIII~King Charles returns no more within the
 46    18|          that none shall spy~Where Charles's camp lies hushed. Do thou
 47    18|         had the year before sought Charles's court,~In medicine, magic,
 48    18|    bearings (each to arms was new)~Charles had the lilies given; because
 49    18|            place, where round King Charles' pavilion~Are tented warlike
 50    23|            golden lilies, and King Charles' array.~That Mandricardo
 51    24|          with the sell,~That he to Charles's camp, till the third day~
 52    24|       writes,~ORLANDO'S ARMS, KING CHARLES'S PALADINE.~As he would
 53    25|          hears that so foredone~By Charles are those who hold the paynim
 54    25|           now that Fortune to King Charles is fled,~Has with that conquering
 55    26|            The brother of Rinaldo, Charles's peer,~Much courage added
 56    26|        with the lance,~The emperor Charles the fifth is signified:~
 57    26|           To prove the paladins of Charles, and who~To France was over
 58    26|            conveyed,~On which King Charles his yoke had nearly laid.~ ~
 59    27|         Guided them by that way to Charles' disaster;~Left to his choice
 60    27|        hold.~ ~ VII~Guard thyself, Charles: for, lo! against thee blown~
 61    27|           at that time be given to Charles's band,~Of all the Saracens
 62    27|          Where thickest camped lay Charles's host, they spurred,~Closing
 63    27|             excelled by none,~Made Charles upon Saint John and Denys
 64    27|      surmise!~What cruel blow King Charles sustained in fight!~Add
 65    27|     Brandimart thrown up the game,~Charles had from Paris into exile
 66    30|       delay,~Or more or less, till Charles defeated were,~And stript
 67    30|      paynim rite~King Agramant and Charles united led,~This need not
 68    30|          and how well~He succoured Charles, shall other canto tell.~ ~ ~
 69    31|         what mischief may ensue~To Charles and to the christened host'
 70    31|        Them now in succour of King Charles he stirred,~And left with
 71    31|            bank.~ ~ LIX~Tidings to Charles Rinaldo had conveyed,~That
 72    31|        post,~And rout in fine King Charles' conquering host.~ ~ LXXXIV~
 73    32|          That Agramant, subdued by Charles's crew,~-- His choicest
 74    32|        bold array~Had raised, with Charles' and Malagigi's aid,~The
 75    32|           LIV~"In France, in royal Charles's famous court,~The damsel
 76    32|              LVIII~" `If when King Charles the buckler shall receive~
 77    32|      boundless enmities,~Amid king Charles's peerage and the rest,~
 78    33|         pastor to sustain,~Another Charles set fire to Italy;~Who has
 79    33|           XXIV~"You see the eighth Charles, amid his martial train,~
 80    33|          lilies sown:~"Treading in Charles's steps, by him shall be~
 81    34| instruction, how to furnish aid~To Charles and to the Church in utmost
 82    35|            shown)~The cavaliers of Charles their limbs had drest,~She
 83    36|          to view~Victory with King Charles's knight abide,~Esteeming
 84    36|          resort~From Agramant's to Charles's royal court.~ ~ LXXXIII~
 85    38|    ARGUMENT~To Arles the Child, to Charles Marphisa wends,~To be baptized,
 86    38|         Africk realm so wide,~With Charles he bargains, that, on either
 87    38|          Thither together go where Charles had made~His mightiest effort,
 88    38|           a pair.~ ~ X~By them was Charles saluted reverently,~And
 89    38|            home return, with royal Charles's leave,~Her kingdom to
 90    38|          and empire's gain.~ ~ XIX~Charles, no less eloquent upon his
 91    38|       within a mile was conquering Charles.~ ~ XXXVII~Agramant, hearing
 92    38|          fair adventure wave,~Till Charles with me a prisoner I convey;~
 93    38|         fraught with new supply --~Charles has been joined by four,
 94    38|         good,~Ye should propose to Charles the war to end;~And that,
 95    38|           this pact displease King Charles, I trust,~Though his was
 96    38|        found,~And they that day to Charles their charge explained.~
 97    38|            their charge explained.~Charles, whom such matchless cavaliers
 98    38|       himself much magnified,~That Charles, for what in him so strong
 99    38|           Roman empire's knight by Charles declared;~And he, like one
100    38|           without his camp appears~Charles, with his men at arms in
101    38|          in his hand the holy book~Charles held, and fixed on heaven
102    38|         Moorish reign,~And to King Charles will tributary be;~If vanquished,
103    38|          Upon the pact declared by Charles before;~ ~ LXXXVI~And like
104    38|            Him from the field King Charles would bear away,~Till one
105    39|      Resists the crew, that war on Charles's part,~Italians, English,
106    39|           harbour lost.~ ~ XXXV~Of Charles, and in what state, what
107    40|            faith, King Agramant or Charles?~ ~ LXV~From all he hears
108    41|          should be wanting in King Charles's host~To guard in Africa
109    41|           solemn rite;~Who next by Charles (in succour of whose crown~
110    41|           gain;~ ~ LXV~And because Charles shall say in Latin `Este',~(
111    42|        Paladin of France.~ ~ XLIII~Charles gives him leave to go; though,
112    42|          warriors, and before~King Charles, exalt his prowess evermore.~ ~
113    42|         for the talk which he with Charles had held.~ ~ LXVIII~He pricked
114    44|         And one the cause of royal Charles maintained:~Now he Rogero
115    44|       would that union speed:~King Charles and Aymon will, he hopes,
116    44|         knew that Aymon, with King Charles' consent,~Unto the Grecian
117    44|          Rinaldo, absent then from Charles's court;~Who with winged
118    44|            The news from Sicily to Charles were blown,~Sobrino's fate,
119    44|        good Rogero had been shown.~Charles stood with jocund fate and
120    44|          hand.~ ~ XXIX~The emperor Charles with bright and cheerful
121    44|           worth I should requite"~(Charles answered), "and I to content
122    44|         Privily take her from King Charles's court,~And thence to Rocca
123    45|         guarded by his blade,~King Charles', Orlando's, or Rinaldo'
124    45|           tidings been conveyed~Of Charles' decree: that who in nuptial
125    45|        perish by the lady's sword.~Charles undertook for this; and,
126    45|         wilt bemoan.~ ~ LXXXI~King Charles and peers him sheathed in
127    45|       speed prevent.~ ~ XCIX~"From Charles I gained the promise, that
128    45|          judgment, right;~Nor I to Charles's sentence will give way,~
129    45|        matter was unbroke, and ere~Charles at my daughter's prayer
130    45|          gainsayed~So before royal Charles by Clermont's peer;~And
131    45|             To Leo was declared at Charles' behest.~ ~ CXV~Leo who
132    46|         and Melissa then return~To Charles's royal residence; where
133    46|         they would light~On him in Charles's court, where they should
134    46|            and his friend,~Leo, to Charles's court together wend.~ ~
135    46|           together wend.~ ~ LII~To Charles' court he wends; the bird
136    46|           the knight,~Tells before Charles and all that audience, how~
137    46|         Though they were calmed by Charles's counsel sage,~And common
138    46|          Bulgars that had made~For Charles's court (as hath erewhile
139    46|             tis done,~'Tis done by Charles; and with such cost and
140    46|         her martial kindred shown,~Charles would not think he should
141    46|           assembled band,~Where at Charles' left was placed the wedded
142    46|           times.~ ~ CIII~Albeit of Charles and Agramant the Moor~Had
143    46|        stranger cavalier.~ ~ CV~To Charles and to Rogero opposite,~