Canto

  1     2|          rings senseless with the blow,~And steel and bone, like
  2     2|        though he has not struck a blow,~Or snapt in fight a single
  3     2|         who, descending, aims its blow,~Sank in a thought and rose;
  4     2|      swooping near, and feels the blow.~ ~ LI~"The wizard on Gradasso
  5     2|        nigh.~Beneath the wizard's blow the warrior bent,~Which
  6     4|        aloof and had not struck a blow.~ ~ XVIII~No empty fiction
  7     4|     beholds his visage, stops the blow,~As if disdaining a revenge
  8     6|           Catches the gales which blow from hill or sea,~And, with
  9     6|          cup and those the bungle blow.~One bore a corded ladder,
 10     8|       true, these hands the fatal blow~Shall deal, and doom me
 11     9|           the neck divided by the blow,~Sent it, to shake its last
 12    10|         and beats, with downright blow,~The monstrous orc. What
 13    10|          returns to deal a better blow;~The orc, who sees the shifting
 14    10|          that 'twixt the ears his blow may light;~Now on the spine,
 15    11|         casque, and by~The mighty blow the knight was overlaid:~
 16    12|        dealt in vain:~Each mighty blow from Roland disengages~And
 17    13|     foremost of the company;~By a blow blinded, which from nose
 18    13|           feature perished by the blow,~Which was the thief's sole
 19    13|           to slay Rogero with the blow,~But him who works thee
 20    14|        thine enemies deal not the blow.~For, when 'tis given him
 21    14|         flame in their encampment blow;~ ~  LXXVII~"And throughout
 22    14|       crew~Make the wide-circling blow so fully tell.~The first
 23    15|          the eastern winds, which blow upon their feet,~Making
 24    15|    enchanted wight.~The fruitless blow Orrilo does deride,~While
 25    15|          sight of many a vigorous blow,~Gryphon and Aquilant long
 26    15|        would from the body at one blow~Divorce the spirit of the
 27    16|       head to hips, so strong the blow and just.~While, of the
 28    16|     killed, as 'twere by stealthy blow,~Chelindo viewed, to avenge
 29    16|              LXIII~When that fell blow Calamidor espied,~He turned
 30    16|         Agramant directs a deadly blow,~-- Who seems too passing-proud,
 31    17|          loud the brazen trumpets blow,~Make their steeds leap
 32    17|           he at the wind of every blow:~At length he breaks the
 33    17|    somedeal advanced, directs the blow;~And, smiting, puts to the
 34    17|         excepted, welcome was the blow:~For each was greedy Salinterno'
 35    17|         stirrup, staggered by the blow.~ ~  CI~They cast the truncheons
 36    17|       have split an anvil; at the blow's~Descent, the shield is
 37    17|          the same time, so fell a blow addrest,~It would have rent
 38    17|           them the sonorous metal blow,~Proclaiming him the conqueror
 39    18|    banners, and the battle-signal blow.~ ~ XL~Agramant has remounted
 40    18|      strokes discharging, at each blow,~He ever laid at least one
 41    18|           heart Lurcanio loves, a blow~Upon his head behind the
 42    18|         that, the recreant such a blow,~He drove two grinders down
 43    19|        opprest~And livid with the blow the churl had sped,~Medoro
 44    19|           suffering of that cruel blow.~ ~ XXXI~O Count Orlando,
 45    19|           the third so terrible a blow,~From sell and life, with
 46    19|           underneath the sounding blow.~ ~ XCVII~If heavy falls
 47    20|         reply, "It was a damsel's blow~Which from thy lofty saddle
 48    21|         lance was shivered by the blow,~And little the opposing
 49    21|       castle's lord.~ ~ XLIX~"One blow divided head and neck; for
 50    21|            he wrought him in that blow~The worst that could be
 51    21|         vessel by two winds which blow~From different points is
 52    22|           so well that weightless blow abide,~But, as if smit by
 53    23|    Already dealt is either mighty blow,~Where the helm yields a
 54    24|        and bite, and scratch, and blow,~Horses and oxen slew, his
 55    24|        desire, submits, without a blow;~That arms, but yields as
 56    24|        cannot scape one downright blow,~Which enters, between sword
 57    24|           that somewhat short the blow descends,~It would Zerbino
 58    24|         fell,~Bent by the weighty blow Zerbino sped;~And, had the
 59    24|          oak and ash-tree as they blow;~Then to the skies upwhirl
 60    24|         but in fury sped~A second blow, still aiming at his head.~ ~
 61    25|           at herself the vengeful blow.~In pity, Bradamant the
 62    26|      bleeding bust.~He often at a blow cleft five and more;~And --
 63    26|       trusts to plant the furious blow.~Vainly Sir Vivian's spear
 64    26|       that pagan wore~Sounded the blow, an inch below the sight:~
 65    26|         paynim peer,~And (for the blow was with huge force designed)~
 66    26|    Richardetto comes, and for the blow~Intended, levels such a
 67    26|           prey to waste a passing blow.~ ~  XCIV~Add, that he knows
 68    26|          restrained the murderous blow,~Because thou hadst no faulchion
 69    26|       Rogero's hand,~Now from the blow recovered, placed his brand.~ ~
 70    26|      Rodomont.~ ~ CXXIII~Rogero's blow was levelled with such spite,~
 71    27|          felt the Moorish sabre's blow:~Even on the rear-guard
 72    27|          seen the passing tempest blow,~And of the hill or valley,
 73    27|           you surmise!~What cruel blow King Charles sustained in
 74    28|       flower that scarce began to blow:~Her sire with many children
 75    29|           horse's head, a fearful blow;~And, with skull smashed
 76    30|         hearts were frozen at the blow,~So did Rogero's danger
 77    30|        king or slain;~So had that blow offended all the train.~ ~
 78    30|        train.~ ~ LIV~I think that blow was by some angel stayed,~
 79    30|   Mandricardo, rallying from that blow,~Which had deprived of sense
 80    30|       memorable aye had been that blow,~Had a worse helmet clothed
 81    31|          and the brother's bitter blow;~I speak of fell and cruel
 82    31|        fierce debate, against his blow:~But when they knew, well
 83    31|         drums and bade his bugles blow,~And with loud echoing cries
 84    31|         Baiardo -- by that horrid blow,~Which made him seem sole
 85    32|         faulchion deal the mortal blow,~What death could ever yield
 86    32|     foolish thought; for now 'gan blow~A blustering wind, which
 87    33|           trumpet they attend,~To blow them to the lists, no master
 88    33|         or collar now he aims his blow,~Now strikes at neck or
 89    34|         sore and sank beneath the blow.~For pain which fits my
 90    34|         for natural flowers which blow,~Catching their colour from
 91    35|        whom I cite --~Born but to blow themselves with bread and
 92    36|          a foul vengeance in that blow was meant~Mainly at you,
 93    36|           at the Child to aim her blow,~The lady spent her rage
 94    36|         tepid breath from seaward blow,~The snows dissolve, and
 95    36|       buried lies, with murderous blow:~Away the enchanted lance
 96    36|         arm rang astounded by the blow;~Nor aught but Hector's
 97    36|          had stopt,~Whose furious blow would his left arm have
 98    36|        Marphisa, if he plants the blow!~ ~ LVIII~I cannot tell
 99    36|      ended, laboured to avert the blow;~Nor having power in fine
100    37|          through the world should blow;~And that thy name through
101    37|         would strike the purposed blow,~Must feign, and secret
102    37|         executioner who deals the blow;~Should'st die a death too
103    37|       hand inflicts the murderous blow.~Stript ignominiously of
104    38|          from a quarter comes the blow,~From every human forethought
105    38|         which restless whirlwinds blow:~Yet they their camp have
106    38|          such caution strikes his blow,~That he is deemed less
107    39|         weapon's shaft the coming blow;~And, if ever smote, aye
108    39|       benigner winds more swiftly blow,~And Apennine his shaggy
109    39|           that staff's descending blow;~And but that Olivier, Orlando'
110    39|         here, now there, at every blow,~Many that never more uprear
111    39|            impelled by winds that blow~Propitious to the Danish
112    40|        wall, and with such mighty blow,~The bold assailant can,
113    40|           land a wicked wind 'gan blow,~And took the reeling vessel
114    41|          fruit-bearing palm-trees blow,~Myrtle, and lowly juniper,
115    41|        that evil people dealt the blow,~They should entomb the
116    41|        the valiant count is every blow;~To whom, for special grace,
117    41|         er it rakes with headlong blow;~ ~ LXXXIV~And in face,
118    41|     pursued, and with back-handed blow~Thought he his head should
119    41|         Moorish king, with bitter blow,~Has made the blood from
120    41|            was broke by that fell blow~And cleft; and with the
121    42|       forehead with such grievous blow,~That all believed it to
122    42|           Orlando deals the fatal blow.~ ~ XI~Orlando levels at
123    42|        smites, but never plants a blow.~ ~ L~The monster threw
124    43|        dame, whose praises thus I blow,~A noble townswoman with
125    43|         doctor's heart was such a blow;~Nor lance, nor spear, I
126    43|          heart beneath that cruel blow,~'Twere long to say; how
127    43|         throughout the world will blow.~ ~ CXXIX~"Full well he
128    43|           his paladins lament the blow!~How will the Christian
129    45|          martial maid a trenchant blow,~And now gives point; and
130    46| wide-sweeping winds, which loudly blow,~Mid flash and clap; and
131    46|      Vulcan's hand, and safe from blow.~As well against the shield
132    46|      either hand; was never direr blow:~Him the charmed helmet