Canto

 1     1|         in the crystal tide,~And vainly to regain the treasure tried.~ ~
 2     1|         other in the strife, and vainly still;~Since neither valiant
 3     1|  glorious meed,~Who flies, while vainly we in battle bleed?~ ~ XX~"
 4     1|        river's bed~Ferrau sought vainly, toiling long and sore.~
 5     1|      Charlemagne's disgrace;~And vainly had Angelica pursued,~Nor
 6     1|     Rinaldo drank the first, and vainly sighs;~Angelica the last,
 7     2|        thus readily,~So long and vainly followed far and near;~For
 8     2|         near unwatchful hen,~Who vainly dins the thief with after
 9     3| stratagem of warfare blown,~That vainly shall the cunning toils
10     4|    height who has not wings,~And vainly would each painful toil
11     5|         To his assistance he had vainly pressed.~Then, `Wretched
12     8|    search of covering shade,~He, vainly wandering, through a desert
13    10|       hippogryph, ~That he shall vainly covet gourd or skiff.~ ~
14    12|         the stairs,~Having first vainly searched each room below.~
15    12|       Above, than he beneath had vainly spent.~ ~ X~Here beds are
16    12|         Four times or six, still vainly seeking, said~Within himself,
17    12|      giant or the lady more,~And vainly glances here and there his
18    12|       espies,~Intent to seek her vainly through the Hall;~And with
19    12|      time the Spanish knight was vainly sought;~Nor Roland took
20    13|      When menace had by him been vainly spent,~And every prayer
21    13|        safety in their feet, yet vainly, sought;~For to the cavern'
22    14|        and vulture night,~Glares vainly on the scull, unsmacked;
23    15|       man or errant knight~Would vainly hope with life to make retreat;~
24    15|       life. To the other side~Me vainly dost thou move to pass the
25    17|          this caverned cell.~But vainly who would from her prison
26    18|      fare;~By whom she hoped not vainly would be scanned~The tale
27    18|        too slow,~He from Altheus vainly seeks to fly,~Whom as his
28    18|          Palestine,~I quit; they vainly did his path explore,~After
29    18|           And so undo the web we vainly wove,~Him we deprived of
30    20|         rendered vain.~ ~ CXVIII~Vainly the young Zerbino, through
31    20|      when and where~She saw her, vainly asked the beldam hoar,~Who,
32    21|          IX~This and yet more he vainly says; nor stand~They idle
33    21|        reply a word will say,~Is vainly more than once to answer
34    21|     cruelty you said me no,~When vainly were my tears on you expended,~
35    22|          nor thief can meet,~And vainly rolls his eyes and plies
36    22|        other animal outgoes:~And vainly searches all day the dome
37    23|        Beatrice had mourned, and vainly sought~Through spacious
38    23|         the horse doth ride,~And vainly would his match on earth
39    23|          body of the dead should vainly grace;~As one who, soiled
40    23|       short space came back,~Who vainly Bradamant had thence pursued~
41    23|           in search of rest;~And vainly shifting, harder than a
42    24|         succour, in her trouble, vainly made.~Zerbino, when he saw
43    24|        When Mandricardo: "He but vainly tries~To fright, who threatens
44    25|          bay;~And Agramant might vainly with his band,~For either
45    25|       other threads for me would vainly weave.~'Tis thus he took
46    25|          Me hast thou helped not vainly,' (she began)~And well shalt
47    26|          plant the furious blow.~Vainly Sir Vivian's spear the casque
48    26|       with that guiding may,~Had vainly by the rugged pathway sped;~
49    26|       their coursers they should vainly gore,~Following Frontino
50    27|   enjoyed in mirth and play;~And vainly, here and there, that damsel
51    27|          he stands or run,~Seeks vainly his predestined doom to
52    27|       they laboured sore,~Rogero vainly to a peace to bring~With
53    28|     stripling eyed.~Faustus, who vainly would apply relief,~Ill
54    29|        his sore displeasure,~And vainly bade him to his cell repair~
55    29|        He having prayer, and Ave vainly made,~Because he knew not
56    29|       securely pace,~And, having vainly sought on every side~Brandimart'
57    30|          aboard their barge:~But vainly on their ears his clamours
58    30|           at last, parforce;~For vainly would he shun the waters
59    30|       strain returns~To her that vainly for Rogero burns.~ ~ LXXVI~
60    31|         For many days the damsel vainly strayed,~Ere she encountered
61    33|     recompense their pain;~Since vainly will the lily seek to shoot~
62    33|         Now right, now left, but vainly seeks repose:~ ~ LX~Yet
63    34|           that weapon him should vainly smite,~Because he was selected
64    36|          he interferes anew:~But vainly; for, since better weapons
65    39|        In search of Rodomont, he vainly turned;~Nor tidings of the
66    39|          is sped.~ ~ LXXXVI~This vainly to the sea resorts, whom
67    40|      single combat to appear;~He vainly would, I wot, with me contest,~
68    41|     confused and pale with fear;~Vainly he calls aloud to shift
69    41|          appears in sight,~Which vainly would the wretched band
70    41|       his length upon the plain:~Vainly to raise him strove Anglantes'
71    43|       and one of noble name:~Nor vainly; in a neighbouring city,
72    43|    dismantled of my dragon weed,~Vainly no grace of me wilt thou
73    43|      blade he would have driven.~Vainly long time he seeks her,
74    43|      isle none, seeking succour, vainly tread,~Whether for counsel
75    45|     gaping fosse would fill;~Yet vainly toils (for entrance is there
76    45|       whom I should in arms have vainly striven.~None I esteemed,
77    45|       marriage-tie.~For this not vainly in the doubtful fight~Should
78    46|       Sorely bestirs himself and vainly tries,~With lips besmeared
79    46|       force, and not despite;~So vainly strives the monarch of Argier~