Canto

 1     1|         when he pushed, in fell despite,~Against the realm of France
 2     1|    there had tarried in his own despite,~Since bending from the
 3     1|    prize, and do my will in thy despite,~Grieve not at this, but
 4     1|         and cruel Fortune! foul despite!~While others triumph, I
 5     1|         bliss, and full of fell despite,~The monarch ill the interruption
 6     1|     glows with sudden anger and despite;~For she in him the son
 7     5|         would have dome me foul despite.~ ~ VII~" 'Tis fitting you
 8     5|      betwixt the pair such foul despite.~No time should heal the
 9     5|         well suited to his fell despite,~And, bent to take his life,
10     5|       she tore her gown,~And in despite her golden tresses shed;~
11     6|        And if I now or ever the despite~I did thee can repair, or
12     7|         true virtue, in his own despite;~As often cunning leech
13     8|     would have taken thee in my despite?~Why not have armed, and
14     9|       take a lading, in her own despite.~To her the good Orlando
15     9|       ill-starred stripling, in despite~Of king Cymosco, worst among
16     9| perjured king, and full of foul despite,~Who with my murder will
17     9|      will not suffer that in my despite~(So feared those weapons!)
18    10|    Create himself a day, in thy despite.~Nor only marvellous the
19    10|      not the way he took in his despite,~When him above the sea
20    10|         fierce and full of foul despite;~Who (as I told above) on
21    12|      Already reft by me in your despite;~But know thus much, that
22    12|         your other arms in your despite.~ ~ XLVI~"Nor I o'er you
23    13|  castles fell;~The bark, in our despite, is hurried fast~Towards
24    14|    ill-resisted rain, which, in despite~Of helmet, makes its way,
25    18|      this is doing in his foe's despite,~And with the stripling
26    18|    Aquilant, more quick, in her despite,~Arrests the traitress,
27    18|    monarch raged with anger and despite.~Meanwhile, of the first
28    20|        unsuspecting such a foul despite:~And, closely guarded, into
29    20|       that man of his, who this despite~Had done him, who himself
30    20|       none can do a woman worse despite~Than to proclaim her old
31    20|      him Marphisa, "Thou in thy despite~Shalt try to bear from me
32    21|      abased, and look of haught despite --~And him reminded of the
33    21|        him who would do us foul despite;~Nor apprehend to encounter
34    21|         if before he had her at despite --~So loathed her, she was
35    22|       remained on foot, in fell despite,~Greedy of vengeance, and
36    23|   charger from a maid were foul despite.~Doubtful he stands, but
37    23|     which he credits in his own despite;~And would parforce persuade
38    24|         cruel war was with fell despite,~Until determined by their
39    26|     also that 'twas reft in his despite;~He sees dishonour will
40    27|    Rogero urged with yet unfelt despite.~King Sacripant, who plays
41    27|         him some time had borne despite;~And often had to hand the
42    27|       whilere his own -- in his despite;~Nor word escaped the melancholy
43    28|      Nor can he ever banish the despite,~Suffered from King and
44    30|        wounded lion, as in fell despite~Raged Mandricardo, rallying
45    30|        Heaven and raves in such despite,~Less horribly the boisterous
46    30|     which such fear pourtrayed,~Despite and sorrow as her bosom
47    31|    worship, do not deed of such despite!~Permit not, sir, the death
48    32|      her, in all seeming facts' despite,~Await from hour to hour
49    32|         to make thee do in they despite';~And loudly challenged
50    33|        flourish still in Fate's despite,~(Grammercy authors!) while
51    33|         spear,~And in his foes' despite a passage clear.~ ~ XXXII~"
52    33|    takes Milan, in the league's despite:~Lo!  with the youthful
53    33|       well-nigh engendered more despite~-- Say not well nigh --
54    33|    Vexed by a direr and a worse despite;~Harassed, though richest
55    34|   Forces my words from me in my despite,~Constraining me to tell
56    34|         The bliss that I, in my despite, supplied;~For the red blood
57    34|    monarch in his need,~And, in despite of all, their sovereign
58    35|       this should cause me sore despite,~And if my speech diffusive
59    35|         of one, that has him at despite.~Meanwhile Dordona's lady
60    36|     with the fierce Marphisa at despite~Duke Aymon's daughter wages
61    36|    Rather than die alone and of despite,~I with this hand will slay
62    36|        speech; but full of such despite~He found her, and inflamed
63    37|       lord, in death and fate's despite.~ ~ XX~If that loud-voiced
64    37|         vengeance for that foul despite.~They leave the vale, and
65    37|      sons: if hither to resort,~Despite that order, any one should
66    37|      That they will punish him, despite the train~Or armed men arraid
67    38|        with greater rancour and despite,~Like cruel foe, I purposed
68    38|      made lament~That he in his despite must battle do;~In sobs
69    41|    towards that cliff, in their despite, impel~The raging tempest
70    41|        angry bosom boiling with despite.~So said -- the warriors
71    42|   wreaked on Agramant his first despite,~ ~ VIII~Scaped, bleeding,
72    43|     since, angered by the first despite,~Unsought of him, to him
73    43|      but who had served not his despite;~And thither by his guidance
74    43|     scathe, and vent her fierce despite.~Now would she seek her
75    44|   Beatrice, his wife, with more despite~Arraigns her son, and calls
76    44|         in older time that foul despite,~Done to Proserpina, cost
77    45|          that done,~Straight in despite would slay himself; so he~
78    45|      grieve or say he did her a despite.~ ~ XLIII~In secret, Leo
79    45|         without strife, without despite~Done to Duke Aymon's, give
80    46|       ill Fortune bore her long despite;~Lo! Arragonian Anna, Vasto'
81    46|    valour, though~I had thee at despite, if I had known~Thou was
82    46|       his foe by force, and not despite;~So vainly strives the monarch
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