Canto

  1     1|          little fear the champion true.~Not only each to each was
  2     1|      excuse,~And knowing well how true the phantom's lore,~Stood
  3     1|        all other lovers, kind and true.~ ~ LI~But not the more
  4     1|            LVI~Haply the tale was true; yet will not seem~Likely
  5     1|      unchecked by anger, false or true,~Or sharp repulse, my bold
  6     4|          informed his guest,~(And true the tale) a sorcerer, who
  7     4|         cheer to greet the damsel true;~ ~ XLI~As her he prized
  8     4|      their valiant feats, Rinaldo true~Forthwith his armour and
  9     4|          hie;~And as her champion true, with spear and shield,~
 10     4|        him who loves.~ ~ LXIV~"Or true or false Geneura's tale
 11     5|        said, indeed,~That was not true which he for her displayed;~
 12     5|               was never love more true --~Are certain she alone
 13     5|       unless a champion, good and true,~Arm on her side before
 14     5|        accuser's tale be false or true,~And she deserve, or merit
 15     6|      cherished face of Ariodantes true,~Of late lamented weeping
 16     6|          warrior said.~Yet was it true that from a headland, he~
 17     6|         Astolpho, turned~From his true form, to barren plant and
 18     6|          met the eye was false or true,~Was never sight more fair
 19     7|      rough road and bare,~Towards true virtue, in his own despite;~
 20     7|          forgot, thou know'st how true~The tale) thou debtor for
 21     8|           with the rest,~To their true shape Melissa does restore;~
 22     8|         it that, whether false or true,~I am deemed beauteous,
 23     8|         tale of Proteus' false or true,~(For this, in sooth, I
 24     8|         suppliant try.~If this be true, these hands the fatal blow~
 25     8|           uncle spake, not to his true~And faithful comrade Brandimart,
 26    10|           the constant hearts and true,~Of all the lovers, in felicity~
 27    11|         his arm, his bride Rogero true~Beholds. Orlando to the
 28    11|           Who told the tale, were true, desires to note;~While
 29    11|         is the king that champion true.~After with friendly cheer
 30    12|        said unhelmed will I prove true,~Here, single as I am, on
 31    12|      warrior greet.~ ~ XCIII~'Tis true, that when that sudden voice
 32    13|          his faithful friends and true,~As his most faithful and
 33    13|         beneath, but verify.~'Tis true so lost I was not, nor that
 34    13|       arms, -- or you conjectured true, --~As well as of that goodly
 35    13|         and Provence gay)~And the true duty executes aright~Of
 36    13|        other's judgment deem more true~Than the belief that's warranted
 37    14|          bore.~-- And, sir, 'twas true; for so was Roland drest;~
 38    14|       back-stroke sir Spineloccio true,~Anselmo, Prando, and Oldrado
 39    15|         is a glorious thing.~'Tis true, indeed, a bloody victory~
 40    15|     manifests of death the tokens true;~And shows the distant body
 41    17|         had found in former peril true.~"Are you not those that
 42    17|           pleasure of the tidings true,~Prepares the costly feast
 43    17| furtherance of his holy faith and true,~Against each other's breast
 44    17|        been the ground,~Though no true evidence of guilt, his mail~
 45    18|          valiant cavalier~Has the true history vaunted, Sansonnet,~
 46    18|      Armenian merchant gave,~'Tis true," replied the king, "some
 47    19|           is seated;~Since he, by true and faithless friends, with
 48    19|            and directs it with so true an eye,~The feathered weapon
 49    19|  Remunerates ye both, for service true!~Sirs, show me but a single
 50    19|           remain.~ ~ LXVII~" 'Tis true, if one so bold and of such
 51    19|           trouble in the warriors true~Behold, nor yet of weariness,
 52    20|       deed as show, they good and true~Lovers evinced themselves
 53    21|       only brother and her father true;~And was advised, the traitor
 54    21|     replied the knight,)~`That my true faith shall ever change,
 55    21|        dog, she deems her comrade true,~O'ertaken and defrauded
 56    21|          with his soul my brother true,~That hence, already freed,
 57    22|            and I hide not what is true;~So was enjoined me for
 58    22|          but yesterday a follower true~Gave order to surprise the
 59    22|           to those parts: so many true~And valiant warriors, skilled
 60    22|        out the way to join Rogero true.~Him in another canto I
 61    24|         his friends esteemed most true,~Zerbino Isabella had conveyed;~
 62    24|      horsemen's hold,~It that was true the cavalier had told.~ ~
 63    24|          save in God there was no true content,~And proved all
 64    25|        him for a warrior good and true.~The sun already in the
 65    25|    resemblance) can discern.~'Tis true, this hair, which short
 66    25|         man of straw, not warrior true,~With whom so bright a lady
 67    25|           a time!~ ~  LXXXII~That true religion had the stripling
 68    25|        should wend alone.~ ~ XCVI~True to the time and place of
 69    26|           who knows that he tells true,~And leaves men to believe
 70    26|   far-spread renown were false or true,~Resolved together with
 71    27|         yield.~ ~ LXI~"It that be true Gradasso has averred,~That
 72    27|         ignorance by his examples true~So ably schooled, he better
 73    28|    beneath the quilt, his consort true~And chaste, saw sleeping
 74    28|          others, and as chast and true.~After some season, wearied
 75    30|        find one champion good and true.~ ~ XXIX~Agramant recognized
 76    30|           What of caresses, many, true, and kind,~From Agramant?
 77    30|           the thing may easily be true;~For such his manners, such
 78    30|    herself ailing to the brethren true,~Nor would she join in arms
 79    31|       footing, and mine arm prove true";~Within himself young Richardetto
 80    31|   Flordelice the lover chaste and true;~ ~ LX~Whom by such long
 81    31|           Rinaldo shews;~Form the true history removes the veil,~
 82    31|          Rinaldo: "What I warrant true~By witness, I with arms
 83    32|         hair.~ ~ XVIII~"Can it be true?" -- (she cried) -- "Shall
 84    32|          deems herself (and it is true~She is the fairest of all
 85    33|          may I see or hear what's true!~If sleeping brings me weal,
 86    34|          restore.~ ~ LXVII~" `Tis true to journey further ye will
 87    36|           Fury, on her part.~'Tis true, that for a while the youthful
 88    37|           chaste Laodamia, Portia true,~Evadne, Argia, Arria, and
 89    37|          custom howsoever was not true,~Which as her country's
 90    38|        monarch placed that damsel true.~Who go not, are dismist;
 91    38|           master had implored, in true~Assurance he was heard,
 92    38|          I was to prove a prophet true,~Ye in Sobrino had reposed
 93    38|         coward was decried~For my true prophecy, am at your side;~ ~
 94    38|           fruit of fear;~But that true love and duty move my tongue.~
 95    38|          may be said,~Where he as true as strong, we should not
 96    38|        knows) is she, his consort true and dear;~That to the stripling
 97    39|          France they gave advices true;~Told where he best could
 98    39|       earthly paradise, as tokens true.~None of those others, who
 99    39|         recovered senses play him true;~So good Orlando, when he
100    40|         the duke, like Christians true,~Which dare no danger without
101    41|         in vision, to his consort true~Appear somedeal before the
102    41|           thee,~To him thy martyr true, a place accord;~Who, having
103    41|      friends the dearest and most true?~ ~ CI~An iron ring that
104    42|         she does withal, the lady true,~That sees her knight content
105    42|        reposed those other barons true;~For wholly broken was the
106    42|           would speak her praises true --~(Declares in fine the
107    42|         st be assured thy wife is true~(As sure methinks thou thinkest
108    43|    because I believed her love so true,~Nor for large gift, nor
109    43|           faith ye have assurance true;~If she fails not withal,
110    43|       wishing to assay if she was true,~Had tried his wife by too
111    43|           enow~To make a woman to true honour rise,~Save chaste
112    43|     Anselm exhorts the lady to be true.~His going doth his woful
113    43|     charge upon himself to see~If true would be Argia while away~(
114    43|        farm despatched a follower true,~Charged with the bidding
115    43|          CLXX~"O comrade bold and true, there here liest slain,~
116    43|           Christ a living God and true.~He, full of faith, with
117    44|       with a faster noose,~And in true love more firmly them unite,~
118    44|          made,~Who taught him the true faith: anew with sword~Orlando
119    44|        his martial train:~How the true faith he had embraced he
120    44|          cost.~ ~ LVII~"Can it be true, my life, that to forsake~
121    44|        wight.~ ~ LVIII~"Can it be true that royal name should blind,~
122    44|           never fealty sworn more true than mine;~Nor ever surer
123    45|      shield accused, that witness true,~The Child is captive in
124    45|        know not where, --~Oh! how true Hope false Fear shall from
125    45|       than a rock, am still found true!~And far herein surpass
126    45|     before all others, will prove true~On her, if to deny it she
127    45|               CV~Whether Marphisa true or falsely spake,~I well
128    45|        cried)~For, were the story true which ye have feigned,~Believe
129    46|           blood, lo! Pico and Pio true;~He that approaches at the
130    46|           thy faithful friend and true;~Not only now I am so bound
131    46|         of welcoming that warrior true.~ ~ LXI~Leo, who well can
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