Canto

  1     1|        II~In the same strain of Roland will I tell~Things unattempted
  2     1|       leisure to my rhyme.~ ~ V~Roland, who long the lady of Catay,~
  3     2|        battle shall prevail,~If Roland, though he has not struck
  4     8|    crown,~The beauty which made Roland, Brava's vaunt,~Sully his
  5     8|     prize,~Without thy faithful Roland's succour found?~And is
  6     9|        led.~ ~ XXI~With him did Roland to the city go,~And at the
  7     9|      vessel's side,~In Holland, Roland disembarks, not joined~By
  8     9|        to the portal led, where Roland waits;~Who with a long and
  9     9|        Cymosco would assay:~But Roland would not be so lightly
 10    11|      his jaws might float.~Here Roland with the anchor, and beside~(
 11    11|  incautiously his task intends.~Roland (so far apart was either
 12    11|        the island of Ebude.~She Roland recollects on his return~
 13    11|        flowing flank and reins.~Roland desires his ship, to find
 14    11|     told the tidings, none~Save Roland could such mighty fear have
 15    11|        the noble two,~To Oberto Roland told the treachery~Which
 16    12| descended into hell.~ ~ III~Had Roland of Eleusis' deity~The sovereign
 17    12|         together spent.~ ~ XIII~Roland, when he round that strange
 18    12|        dome about.~ ~ XIV~While Roland wanders round the sylvan
 19    12|    implore.~Then shall it in my Roland's presence be~Ravished by
 20    12|       once, and yet again,~Made Roland through each chamber, far
 21    12|       say that he arrived where Roland dread~Arrived before him,
 22    12|      but the voice, which there~Roland recalled, did him no less
 23    12|         XXIV~King Sacripant, or Roland, willingly~The damsel would
 24    12|        length, where caged with Roland are~Ferrau and Sacripant,
 25    12|    concealed, examines all;~And Roland there, and Sacripant espies,~
 26    12|    alone; but fierce Ferrau~And Roland came upon the maid, and
 27    12|         saw.~ ~ XXIX~Ferrau and Roland came upon the maid;~For
 28    12|      the scheme had entertained~Roland or Sacripant to have released,~
 29    12|    sight.~Ferrau halts not, and Roland fast pursues,~Nor Sacripant
 30    12|       to Circassia's king cried Roland dread)~"Thy morion for this
 31    12|      thou thinkest to repeat~On Roland what he did in Aspramont,~
 32    12|      XLIV~-- "So oft have I had Roland on the hip,~And oft," (exclaimed
 33    12|     vain:~Each mighty blow from Roland disengages~And loosens,
 34    12|   chanced the loss to see,~From Roland disengaged himself, and
 35    12|        the victor shall abide?"~Roland draws back, looks upward,
 36    12|          Followed him, and when Roland and the Moor~Arrived where
 37    12|   knight was vainly sought;~Nor Roland took the helmet from his
 38    12|        and guise;~Who seemed to Roland little past fifteen,~As
 39    13|    through air,~The heavy table Roland seized and threw,~Where,
 40    14|        King Agramant, by single Roland slain;~Hence furious Mandricardo,
 41    14|           twas true; for so was Roland drest;~The old device renounced
 42    14|         by Almontes bold,~Which Roland bears, and Hector bore of
 43    18|  history vaunted, Sansonnet,~By Roland christened, Charles (I said),
 44    19|       His ancient sire, through Roland's chivalry)~To Roland in
 45    19|   through Roland's chivalry)~To Roland in return the bracelet gave:~
 46    19|       return the bracelet gave:~Roland, a lover, deigned the gorgeous
 47    23|    prisoned Scotland's heir:~By Roland freed, Frontino Rodomont~
 48    23|          Zerbino sat; how he at Roland's view~Rejoiced, in verse
 49    23|       to ground.~ ~ LXIII~While Roland, after he had loosed the
 50    23|     held for certain case,~That Roland was a lover of the maid;~
 51    23|   stirrups self-collected stood~Roland, and watched his vantage
 52    23|        had pursued astray,~Made Roland for two days, with fruitless
 53    23|      what I seem to sight:~What Roland was is dead and under ground,~
 54    24|       themselves more sage~Than Roland, they but sin in other guise.~
 55    24|      prince my care.~ ~ XV~When Roland had departed on his quest,~
 56    27|       Angelica's rare ring, and Roland's horn,~And Balisarda he
 57    29|          But falls from it with Roland the insane;~Who thence,
 58    29|    damsel hight)~Grappling with Roland stood the Sarzan peer,~And
 59    29|       vantage spies;~Now within Roland's legs, and now without,~
 60    29|   occasion of his woe.~ ~ XLVII~Roland, whose better wit was lost
 61    29|   stream asunder bore the pair.~Roland was naked, and like fish
 62    29|     sped,~And cut and thrust at Roland as he run.~He from his shoulders
 63    29|      lady, full or pride!~Since Roland, but for this, would venge
 64    30|         want thy steed,"~(Cried Roland) and advanced with wrathful
 65    30|        Nor poops nor prows does Roland more descry,~For all have
 66    31|       Brandimart wages war, for Roland's sake,~With Rodomont, and
 67    31|         Church and Empire owes,~Roland, erewhile so honoured and
 68    31|    since I in shameful wise~Saw Roland, running naked in his mood,~
 69    31|         To whosoe'er I deem not Roland's foe~I tell my tale," (
 70    31|        and the Tartar peer,~For Roland's faulchion; fierce Gradasso'
 71    31|       Flordelice was taught~How Roland wandered, of his wits distraught.~ ~
 72    31|      won such thousand palms in Roland's hand.~ ~ CVI~When they
 73    33|    spear.~ ~ LXXII~"Now what of Roland's and Rinaldo's might,~Not
 74    38|      one in listed fight --~Not Roland, not Rinaldo stands more
 75    39|        and all together make~At Roland, whom the warriors fain
 76    39|      His bosom, Brandimart girt Roland sore~With sinewy arms about
 77    39|        seeing they could ill by Roland do~That sought by good Astolpho
 78    39|       amid the ring,~Compassing Roland upon every side.~The warriors
 79    39|      will not rest~From serving Roland and King Charlemagne;~And
 80    40|        twoud offend.~ ~ LII~"If Roland is to be defied, more due~
 81    40|     sail and oar,~Till he found Roland in Biserta, where~The host
 82    41|    Brandimart, and Olivier,~And Roland fiercely charge the hostile
 83    41|      waste of sand.~Now thither Roland roved, who paced the shore;~
 84    41|    rocky height,~Vowed he, with Roland's license, should receive,~
 85    41|         to France.~Gradasso and Roland met as it befel;~And fairly
 86    41|      returning peers.~ ~ LXXIII~Roland who saw Gradasso in such
 87    41|       such puissance swayed,~By Roland, singe in the world or rare,~
 88    41|      nor yet was Durindane.~Had Roland struck more home, or nearer
 89    41|   pastime (might be said),~With Roland's and Gradasso's battle
 90    41|  smeared with sanguine dye,~And Roland, all from head to foot espied,~
 91    42|     many a tear;~ ~ XIV~And -- "Roland, in thy helping orisons,
 92    42|      Rinaldo had gladly been at Roland's side,~And from that battle
 93    43|        the fair conquest won by Roland's blade,~Sansonet and Astolpho
 94    43|     bosom tear.~But I return to Roland and his peers;~While she
 95    43|         melts in tears.~ ~ CLXV~Roland with Olivier, who much requires~
 96    43|        round Girgenti lay.~Here Roland orders for the ensuing night~
 97    43|    rather closely muffled, goes~Roland in sables next, and evermore~
 98    43|        courier sent~And letter, Roland goes, her thence to take;~
 99    43|        no less gladness fell~On Roland and each Christian cavalier,~
100    43|       fix their sight.~ ~ CXCVI~Roland on shipboard sends one from
101    43|         another takes its rise,~Roland and Olivier Rogero call~
102    44|        Upon his own, as well as Roland's thought~And the others,
103    44|  kinsmen, friends,~Fair love to Roland and the others show.~Mongrana
104    44|         embracements ends,~Than Roland and his friends Rogero bring,~
105    44|      prey;~And what he wills by Roland is profest;~And, one and
106    46|        loving show~Charlemagne, Roland, and Rinaldo, here~And there,
107    46|   oftentimes before the rage~Of Roland and Rinaldo on them fell,~