Canto

  1   Int|    threatened by heathen invaders. Led by King Gradasso of Sericana (
  2     1|       lance and sword to fight,~He led from Africa to swell his
  3     2|         And in my company a damsel led,~Whose charms with fervid
  4     3|         Romagna's sons shall know.~Led against former friends in
  5     3|           wicked men's bad counsel led!~ ~ LXII~"O, worthy seed
  6     4|         each pass beset.~He having led those others, as he flew,~
  7     5|          to the session Ariodantes led,~Strives with his brother
  8     5|            to the place at evening led:~Yet not his secret purpose
  9     5|          to mask his hollow cheat.~Led to the shameful spectacle,
 10     5|         and him to his destruction led,~Your daughter only can
 11     6|        that to this fatal isle art led~By way unwonted and till
 12     6|          untied,~And by the bridle led behind him still;~Nor would
 13     6|            vile a band be prisoner led;~When, lo! forth issuing
 14     6|          to a youth consigned,~Who led him at a slower pace behind.~ ~
 15     7|        tooth was gone; for she had led~A longer life than ever
 16     7|            a gate,~Whence the road led to Logistilla's state.~ ~
 17     8|            every day should one be led.~Till one should in the
 18     9|         directed where the ancient led.~ ~ XXI~With him did Roland
 19     9|   Friesland, who by the desire was led~Of better there his power
 20     9|        thoughts, which should have led~The king, to ease by sighs
 21     9|       other way~Than to the portal led, where Roland waits;~Who
 22    10|            into goodly bands, were led~Before Rinaldo, flower of
 23    10|            Henry, Hermant, Edward, led.~ ~ LXXXIII~"The first is
 24    10|      thirty thousand Scots, a crew~Led by their monarch's son,
 25    11|          sturdy Russ or Lithuanian led,~Little to heed the dogs
 26    13|            a tourney dight;~Hence, led by spreading rumour to our
 27    13|           another part was captive led.~So was I severed from my
 28    13|            a cavalier,~As prisoner led, encountered by the way.~
 29    13|        Hercules and other children led;~Who thus the seeds of worth
 30    13|        proper captains, ranged and led.~I, with your leave, till
 31    14|         Atlantes dwelt), to her he led,~Fair Bradamant, had lost
 32    14|            are Constatina's people led:~Since Agramant the crown
 33    14|       chiefs who Moorish squadrons led;~And Paris-town (nor is
 34    14|       leave the camp, by wrath, be led;~So that they yield their
 35    14|        such haste his band Rinaldo led,~That him an angel well
 36    14|         beside he out of Spain had led,~Marsilius was in arms,
 37    14|        crowd, by Rodomont of Sarza led,~The ladders lift, and many
 38    15|          laid the load,~In triumph led, behind him, on his road.~ ~
 39    15|            o'er~The giant, whom he led a captive, know~The BARON
 40    15|      ladies to repose the warriors led~To a fair palace near, their
 41    16|       left-hand by crooked ways he led;~That, meaning to assail
 42    16|         and foot, the two between,~Led by the Duke of Lancaster,
 43    16|       thither the vanguard Zerbino led.~Forth pricking from the
 44    16|           half his camp behind him led,~In one deep phalanx. At
 45    17|         pasture green~His flock he led, as wont, the meads among,~
 46    17|           flag, the king's militia led;~That was as lord high admiral
 47    17|           by his warlike semblance led astray.~I nothing of his
 48    18|          one the valiant squadrons led~Of Saphi, and Morocco, and
 49    18|        born,~Though she has lately led a life of shame,~And been
 50    18|           lest any one this way be led,~Watch everywhere about,
 51    19|          to stay with him, by pity led,~Beneath the courteous shepherd'
 52    19|            bank, and to that other led:~Haply, in cavern harboured,
 53    19|            by evil Chance or Error led.~ ~ LVI~Sore dangerous '
 54    20|         Greece, who bold Phalantus led;~So that with those fair
 55    20|            others to that port are led,~No mercy shall to any one
 56    20|            made reply)~Than Xerxes led, our squadrons to oppose,~
 57    21|            it, Heaven! I should be led astray~So by just wrath
 58    22|          dungeons in that fortress led;~Nor think I that enough
 59    23|        streight and ill declivity,~Led by a dwarf, encountered
 60    23|       bound upon a little hackney, led.~ ~ LIII~But HE who with
 61    23|         why and wherefore him they led~Thus captive, to Zerbino
 62    23|         with him fair Doralice had led;~Whom from a hundred men,
 63    24|          that to him assigned,~And led to mischief of far deeper
 64    24|         anywhere~Into his presence led by fortune be,~Without more
 65    24|           by pity moved, be hither led."~She the poor remnants
 66    25|        cause while he to death was led.~Them mournful Aldigier
 67    25|          own courtesy and kindness led,~That lady prays me to partake
 68    26|         more than thirty miles had led~Towards Marseilles, where
 69    26|     straight towards that fountain led,~Trotting in haste behind
 70    26|           once to spare thee I was led?~But since nor menace nor
 71    27|           fickle goddess, Fortune, led,~The lots are drawn, and
 72    28|          chink the Lombard monarch led,~Who spied the mannikin
 73    28|          wrath, and not by reason, led.~ ~  LXXIX - LXXXIII~ (Stanzas
 74    28| accompanied;~And these behind them led a lusty steed,~Who bore
 75    29|           and strips those thither led;~But falls from it with
 76    29|          follow with more ease, so led;~Who whiles despoiled of
 77    30|        Agramant and Charles united led,~This need not cause you
 78    30|         the captive pair to prison led.~The tidings, overjoyed,
 79    32|          portion of the road, that led to France.~ ~ XV~When shining
 80    32|            to the point she covets led the knight:~Asks of Rogero,
 81    33|           is to Alexandria captive led:~While, swoln not more with
 82    33|        bold Alphonso's seed,~Whom, led by that false black into
 83    33|         chambers by that Lord were led,~Wont much to worship every
 84    34|          certain that its entrance led to hell.~ ~ V~Astolpho doubts
 85    34|        these wonder to peruse:~But led by the disciple of our Lord,~
 86    35|          with a guide, who thither led)~To young Rogero's inn;
 87    35|           the bride to that paynim led,~Exclaiming: "Mount, and
 88    35|           to my lord shalt thou be led:~But, if I fight as wonted,
 89    37|        upon her way;~If killed, or led into captivity;~And says
 90    37|           LVI~"Olindro slain, they led his lady fair~A captive
 91    38|           dight;~Who in such order led his cavaliers,~As they would
 92    39|           III~To most of them that led the paynim bands,~But too
 93    39|         through sure spy, Astolpho led~The Nubians, to that chief
 94    39|          and, with them, prisoners led,~Were faithful Brandimart
 95    40|        fleet the worthy Sansonetto led,~(As good a warrior he by
 96    41|           labour, the two captains led~Her, gazing on the waters,
 97    42|           To ill and savage action led astray,~It may deserve excuse;
 98    42|        natural desire he still was led,~His offer takes, and enters
 99    43|            eight:~A savage life he led and out of sight,~Until
100    44|            track,~Through which he led them to Biserta's sack.~ ~
101    44|          declare;~And, to Ungiardo led forthwith, rehearsed~What
102    45|          good in brawl, he thither led;~And -- by the silent warder
103    45|           by none else beside,~Was led by the compliant castellain,~
104    46|     through shorter pathway we~Are led to the Ascraean font divine,~
105    46|       behind the dame;~Who thither led (nor tedious was the way)~
106    46|           his other gear.~Astolpho led his horse of noble race:~