Canto

  1    15|               had warred in vain,~And Gryphon bold: next Sansonet discerns,~
  2    15|               Ill tidings of his lady Gryphon learns.~ ~ ~ I~Though Conquest
  3    15|              s seed was either plant;~Gryphon the white, and sable Aquilant.~ ~
  4    15|           from his body hacks.~ ~ LXX~Gryphon and Aquilant by turns divide,~
  5    15|               not how.~This sometimes Gryphon takes, and whirled through
  6    15|              of many a vigorous blow,~Gryphon and Aquilant long time before~
  7    15|            their native land.~ ~ XCII~Gryphon and Aquilant thus bid adieu,~
  8    15|             Grecian pilgrim, known to Gryphon, brought~Tidings, which
  9    15|             one of lovely feature~Sir Gryphon worshipped, Origilla hight.~
 10    15|              sleep alone.~ ~ CIII~Sir Gryphon, from the time he heard
 11    15|         brother Aquilant accurst,~Her Gryphon, in his partial love, excuses,~
 12    16|                 CANTO 16~ ~  ARGUMENT~Gryphon finds traitorous Origilla
 13    16|             shame.~ ~ IV~The youthful Gryphon finds him in this case,~
 14    16|              wheresoe'er she is, must Gryphon seek.~ ~ V~Resuming the
 15    16|                the champions came.~At Gryphon's sight the harlot's spirits
 16    16|           breath~To save her from Sir Gryphon, threatening death;~ ~ IX~
 17    16|             joyous cheer,~Towards Sir Gryphon goes, and for long space~
 18    16|            wholly throws the blame on Gryphon good;~Makes him believe
 19    16|         cavalier~Returned, who to Sir Gryphon made report,~That Syria'
 20    17|                against King Rodomont.~Gryphon in Norandino's tournament~
 21    17|            natural bent;~And next, on Gryphon to bring down affront,~Stole
 22    17|            monarch much esteemed,~And Gryphon scorned, whom he Martano
 23    17|            tis time in trace to go~Of Gryphon, left with Origille, before~
 24    17|            shore.~ ~ XXII~Forward Sir Gryphon pricked, with his array,~
 25    17|             to their bearing.~ ~ XXIV~Gryphon, though he came not that
 26    17|             streets repeated are,~Sir Gryphon dons his glittering arms
 27    17|            other place shall hear.~Of Gryphon now I tell, who at the just~
 28    17|              be~Partaker of the noble Gryphon's might,~Into the martial
 29    17|              from flight the watchful Gryphon turned,~And, after much
 30    17|             his retreat Martano fled.~Gryphon remained, and sullied with
 31    17|               deed surprises.~ ~ XCIV~Gryphon returned, and did the weapon
 32    17|              his good courser, and at Gryphon made.~ ~ XCV~Gryphon, who
 33    17|               at Gryphon made.~ ~ XCV~Gryphon, who in his saddle sees
 34    17|              pair;~Both overturned by Gryphon on the land.~One at the
 35    17|             saddle bare,~On the other Gryphon used his trenchant brand:~
 36    17|             lance he snatches, and to Gryphon cries,~And him with many
 37    17|              Two of Damascus next Sir Gryphon sped,~Hermophilo and Carmondo.
 38    17|               feeble to withstand~Sir Gryphon's mighty push and puissant
 39    17|              the encounter speed:~But Gryphon hardest smote, whose paynim
 40    17|            drawn falchions close.~Sir Gryphon was the first a stroke to
 41    17|             CII~He of Seleucia at Sir Gryphon's casque,~At the same time,
 42    17|             task,~Of arms so hard Sir Gryphon is possest;~Who has the
 43    17|               lord~Was overmatched by Gryphon, and that day,~The worsted
 44    17|           answer them was none.~Since Gryphon had forestalled, in the
 45    17|               other fight.~ ~ CVI~Sir Gryphon, during this, had made return~
 46    17|              their road.~ ~ CVIII~Sir Gryphon, was he or his horse foredone~
 47    17|          steed~And gear, in which Sir Gryphon had been dight,~And stand
 48    17|           arms, and crest;~In all Sir Gryphon's knightly ensigns drest.~ ~
 49    17|                Was called in place of Gryphon: when descried~Or Norandine,
 50    17|              But it is time that I of Gryphon tell;~Who unsuspecting,
 51    17|              By little and by little, Gryphon guessed~What love from him
 52    17|           nigh the gate, to which Sir Gryphon rode.~Besides, that it was
 53    17|           different roads about.~When Gryphon now, in his opprobrious
 54    17| mountain-crest,~When Martan', fearing Gryphon might declare~His wrong,
 55    17|             treacherous feat.~ ~ CXXX~Gryphon is brought with shame into
 56    17|       manacles free either hand,~Than Gryphon seizes shield and sword,
 57    18|                  CANTO 18~ ~ ARGUMENT~Gryphon is venged. Sir Mandricardo
 58    18|        gallery blows,~For France with Gryphon bound and many a knight.~
 59    18|               care endued,~What he by Gryphon did, he had not done.~Profit
 60    18|         another, in the gateway fall.~Gryphon, all thought of pity laid
 61    18|               crowd.~ ~ VI~Two nimble Gryphon seizes, mid the train,~When
 62    18|                Lest o'er the wall Sir Gryphon would have vaulted;~Nor
 63    18|            west;~'Tis time I seek Sir Gryphon, and make known~How he,
 64    18|               open fly.~Meanwhile Sir Gryphon, having put to flight~The
 65    18|            gateway flows.~The valiant Gryphon changes not his place,~And
 66    18|             rages wide.~At length Sir Gryphon fears he shall be drowned,~(
 67    18|              Repenting him, he to Sir Gryphon cried,~"It grieves me sorely,
 68    18|           king descended,~And towards Gryphon his right-hand extended.~ ~
 69    18|               path explore,~After Sir Gryphon left the holy shrine,~Through
 70    18|            him, if he had possest~Sir Gryphon of the news to them conveyed,~
 71    18|           LXXIII~Aquilant brooked not Gryphon such a feat,~Without him,
 72    18|               a breeze,~And which for Gryphon's galley blew so right,~
 73    18|               so intent,~Assured that Gryphon had pursued his quest,~He
 74    18|             woman's treachery,~Deemed Gryphon murdered by the cavalier;~
 75    18|            life of shame,~And been by Gryphon foully brought to scorn;~
 76    18|              to prove,~That she, when Gryphon was retired to rest,~In
 77    18|           easily;~And, save in taking Gryphon's horse and mail,~He to
 78    18|           Plying her ample wings, Sir Gryphon's name.~Here, great and
 79    18|            Aquilant encountering,~Who Gryphon had avenged with worthy
 80    18|            XCI~Thither they go, where Gryphon from his bed~Has not as
 81    18|           shall their guerdon be:~But Gryphon, who the dame alone can
 82    18|             or stern.~Harboured, till Gryphon can bear arms, at court,~
 83    18|             fame,~Must be obtained by Gryphon, named the white,~To give
 84    18|              joust the due~Of valiant Gryphon were, who all had gained,~(
 85    18|          untrue,~Martan' usurped, who Gryphon's bearing feigned)~To be
 86    18|              the steed~The mace, that Gryphon might win either meed.~ ~
 87    18|               the mischief is to end.~Gryphon and Aquilant are of the
 88    18|             Of Syria's land, offended Gryphon thought.~Each knight, in
 89    18|              it; and on the sand~Laid Gryphon first; next Aquilant he
 90    18|           have reached the barricade.~Gryphon and Aquilant, who saw with
 91    18|         distance and await the event.~Gryphon arrived where the three
 92    18|           same: him not with care~Sir Gryphon had remarked, nor stedfast
 93    18|               England's cavalier,~Sir Gryphon courteously informed aright.~
 94    18|           dame.~ ~ CXXIV~While he and Gryphon stood in colloquy,~Aquilant
 95    18|             For, notwithstanding I to Gryphon gave~The armour, I so well
 96    18|              knight reward."~ ~ CXXXI~Gryphon, who little had those arms
 97    18|            and forewent~Her claim for Gryphon's sake, with courteous cheer;~
 98    19|             XLIII~Marphisa, Astolpho, Gryphon, Aquilant.~Of these and
 99    20|               arms stand Aquilant and Gryphon stern,~And the redoubted
100    20|            and through a wooded lair.~Gryphon the white and Aquilant the
101    22|          savage, but a stripling yet,~Gryphon, and Aquilant, and Sansonet!~ ~
102    22|               LXXVIII~So Aquilant, so Gryphon. For the twain~Singly against
103    22|            Rogero shocked the valiant Gryphon, where~The border of the
104    22|              Other effect than was in Gryphon's thought.~ ~ LXXXV~It rent
105    30|           Circassy,~And Aquilant, and Gryphon, famous peer;~With hundreds --
106    31|         Fortune wills it, they descry~Gryphon and Aquilant, the two that
107    31|           Sable was Aquilant's, white Gryphon's, weed;~Good Olivier's
108    31|               with Aquilant he prest,~Gryphon, Alardo, and Vivian of his
109    38|       rejoiced to see Marphisa there;~Gryphon and Aquilant, and Sansonet,~
Best viewed with any browser at 800x600 or 768x1024 on Tablet PC
IntraText® (VA1) - Some rights reserved by EuloTech SRL - 1996-2009. Content in this page is licensed under a Creative Commons License