Canto

 1    33|    Adriane,~And, after, injured Leo, would defend.~This quells
 2    44|      Child departs, resolved on Leo's slaughter,~To whom Duke
 3    44|       had intent;~Who for young Leo, of his lofty line~The heir
 4    44|     With love of her unseen was Leo fired.~ ~ XIII~To him hath
 5    44|     much less, as not affied~To Leo, and Rogero's promised bride."~ ~
 6    44|       be so quickly closed~With Leo; let a year be granted me:~
 7    44|       hope, by me deposed~Shall Leo with his royal father be,~
 8    44|         with better right~Shall Leo die, who so disturbs my
 9    44|        She for Rogero more than Leo wrought)~And active to prevent
10    44|       Rogero, and for lord must Leo take.~ ~ LXXIV~The martial
11    44|       shall lose his bride; and Leo take,~If left alive, by
12    44|       the river's further side.~Leo meanwhile was from the river
13    44|        of his host repair;~When Leo prest him sore, and with
14    44|       As hating Constantine and Leo more.~ ~ LXXXV~He spurs
15    44|     fled in disarray.~ ~ LXXXIX~Leo Augustus on a swelling height,~
16    44|         with fondling cheer:~So Leo, though Rogero in his heat~
17    44|     love.~ ~ XCIII~But if young Leo loved him and admired,~Meseems
18    44|   sought; for him inquired;~But Leo's fortune his desire gainsayed;~
19    44|       hated rival seek.~ ~ XCIV~Leo, for fear his bands be wholly
20    44|         ere farther flies young Leo's band,~And they across
21    44|     towards the bridge is royal Leo flown;~Haply lest him from
22    44|       squire.~ ~ C~Such vantage Leo has in flight (to flee~He
23    45|      CANTO 45~ ~ ARGUMENT~Young Leo doth from death Rogero free;~
24    45|         Disguised in fight like Leo; and, that done,~Straight
25    45|  anguish is foredone.~To hinder Leo of his destined wife~Marphisa
26    45|   victory, when overthrown~Were Leo and his royal sire, the
27    45|       Heaven conveyed to gentle Leo's ear;~And put into his
28    45| overlaid.~ ~ XLII~The courteous Leo that Rogero loved,~Not that
29    45|    despite.~ ~ XLIII~In secret, Leo with the man that bore~The
30    45|       that none~Must know 'twas Leo -- was the door undone.~ ~
31    45|        the door undone.~ ~ XLIV~Leo, escorted by none else beside,~
32    45|         to unchain,~A slip-knot Leo and his follower cast;~And,
33    45|         place.~ ~ XLVI~Lovingly Leo clipt the Child, and, "Me,~
34    45|       kindred call.~ ~ XLVII~"I Leo am, that thou what fits
35    45|       known, nor are the twain:~Leo the warrior, free from bondage
36    45|         other wight~Rather than Leo had the deed been done;~
37    45|         mighty debt that him to Leo tied.~Be his life long or
38    45|       or what it may,~Albeit to Leo's service all applied,~Dies
39    45|     disguise:~To him the matter Leo doth disclose;~And after
40    45|   blither face than heart, that Leo's will~In all that he commands
41    45|    repent:~Rather than not with Leo's prayer comply,~A thousand
42    45|        So that his sword should Leo ill avail.~Then by his word
43    45|       him Rogero rides, through Leo's care,~Equipt with horse
44    45|       arrived at Paris.~ ~ LXII~Leo will enter not the town;
45    45|   cheered.~ ~ LXIX~To look like Leo, o'er his breast is spread~
46    45|      oppose)~Allots to youthful Leo as a bride.~Not there Rogero
47    45|    hurrying sore, he went~Where Leo him awaited in his tent.~ ~
48    45|         guise and oftener threw~Leo his arms about the cavalier;~
49    45|        withdrew,~And from young Leo's to his lodgings went;~
50    45|     when she knows that I loved Leo more~Than her, that, of
51    45|    longer her delay excuse,~Nor Leo for her wedded lord refuse.~ ~
52    45|      the truth were known,~This Leo will for thee some snare
53    45|        rather with intent~Young Leo's purpose, right or wrong,
54    45|        For to exclude the hated Leo bent,~And of Rogero to be
55    45|        go,~Which sealed already Leo deemed to be;~And yet, in
56    45|      edict made~Which has drawn Leo to the combat here."~Orlando
57    45|         with Rogero, those with Leo side;~But the most numerous
58    45|        my brother is alive,~Let Leo, if the gentle maid he crave,~
59    45|        as erewhile the rest,~To Leo was declared at Charles'
60    45|         Charles' behest.~ ~ CXV~Leo who if he had the cavalier~
61    45|      sort.~ ~ CXVI~This shortly Leo was condemned to rue:~For
62    46|        s youthful heir;~ ~ XXII~Leo that, one by one, dispatched
63    46|   ingenuous mien" (she cried~To Leo) "is your soul's nobility,~
64    46|       XXV~It suddenly came into Leo's mind~The knight of whom
65    46|        his troubled sprite,~Nor Leo nor Melissa heard the knight.~ ~
66    46|      his trickling tears.~Young Leo halts, to hear his speech
67    46|        the sweetest words young Leo plied,~And with the warmest
68    46|     XXXVIII~So filled is gentle Leo with amaze~When he the stranger
69    46|        had he quickly made:~Him Leo's squires at his commandment
70    46|            XLVII~Who, though by Leo helped, with much ado~And
71    46|      recruited by the stay.~He, Leo, and Melissa then return~
72    46|        for the Bulgars won;~How Leo and his sire were overlaid,~
73    46|        morning, and his friend,~Leo, to Charles's court together
74    46|  Unarmed, beside him doth young Leo fare.~A worthy following
75    46|      chair to hear,~Hardly till Leo made an ending staid;~Then
76    46|   forthwith would do.~No longer Leo deemed it time to feign;~
77    46|       that warrior true.~ ~ LXI~Leo, who well can play the spokesman,
78    46|      that the rescue wrought~By Leo might be worthily repaid,~
79    46|          LXXVIII~She with young Leo's leave, or rather so~The