Canto

 1     1|                                CANTO 1~ ~ ARGUMENT~Angelica,
 2     1|      haughty pair~I in another canto shall declare.~ ~ ~
 3     2|                                CANTO 2~ ~ ARGUMENT~A hermit parts,
 4     2|       lady lay,~As the ensuing canto will display.~ ~
 5     3|                                CANTO 3~ ~ ARGUMENT~Restored to
 6     4|                                CANTO 4~ ~ ARGUMENT~The old Atlantes
 7     4|    humble tone~What to another canto I postpone.~ ~
 8     5|                                CANTO 5~ ~ ARGUMENT~Lurcanio,
 9     5|       view~What in the ensuing canto will appear,~If you are
10     6|                                CANTO 6~ ~ ARGUMENT~Ariodantes
11     7|                                CANTO 7~ ~ ARGUMENT~Rogero, as
12     8|                                CANTO 8~ ~ ARGUMENT~Rogero flies;
13     8|      what befell~Him next, the canto which ensues shall tell.~
14     9|                                CANTO 9~ ~ ARGUMENT~So far Orlando
15    10|                                CANTO 10~ ~ ARGUMENT~Another love
16    11|                                CANTO 11~ ~ ARGUMENT~Assisted
17    12|                                CANTO 12~ ~  ARGUMENT~Orlando,
18    12|    must swallow some.~In other canto, sir, be pleased to attend~
19    13|                                CANTO 13~ ~ ARGUMENT~The Count
20    14|                                CANTO 14~ ~ ARGUMENT~Two squadrons
21    14|          Here, sir, I close~My canto, hoarse, and needing short
22    15|                                CANTO 15~ ~ ARGUMENT~Round about
23    16|                                CANTO 16~ ~  ARGUMENT~Gryphon
24    17|                                CANTO 17~ ~ ARGUMENT~Charles goes,
25    17|       band.~The rest for other canto I suspend,~For, sir, 'tis
26    18|                                CANTO 18~ ~ ARGUMENT~Gryphon is
27    19|                                CANTO 19~ ~ ARGUMENT~Medoro, by
28    20|                                CANTO 20~ ~ ARGUMENT~Guido and
29    21|                                CANTO 21~ ~ ARGUMENT~Zerbino for
30    21|    slow:~What chanced in other canto you shall know.~ ~ ~
31    22|                                CANTO 22~ ~ ARGUMENT~Atlantes'
32    22|    Rogero true.~Him in another canto I attend~Who loves the tale,
33    23|                                CANTO 23~ ~ ARGUMENT~Astolpho
34    24|                                CANTO 24~ ~ ARGUMENT~Odorico's
35    24|     bone.~ ~ IV~I in the other canto said before,~Orlando, furious
36    24|       But here I find me at my canto's end;~So, with your licence,
37    25|                                CANTO 25~ ~ ARGUMENT~Rogero Richardetto
38    25|       more, my lord: for at my canto's close~I find myself arrived,
39    26|                                CANTO 26~ ~ ARGUMENT~Of mighty
40    26| whilere~To you I in the former canto said,~I say with Richardet
41    26|    pursue that quest.~In other canto, Sir, I hope to show~Of
42    27|                                CANTO 27~ ~ ARGUMENT~By good Rogero
43    27|   sight."~But in the following canto I unfold~What to King Rodomont
44    28|                                CANTO 28~ ~ ARGUMENT~To whatsoever
45    28|    understand.~ ~ II~Omit this canto, and -- the tale untold --~
46    29|                                CANTO 29~ ~ ARGUMENT~Isabel makes
47    30|                                CANTO 30~ ~ ARGUMENT~Great feats
48    30| succoured Charles, shall other canto tell.~ ~ ~
49    31|                                CANTO 31~ ~  ARGUMENT~Rinaldo
50    32|                                CANTO 32~ ~ ARGUMENT~To her that
51    32|    What followed shall another canto tell.~ ~
52    33|                                CANTO 33~ ~ ARGUMENT~Bradamant
53    33| overflows,~I shall conclude my canto and repose.~ ~
54    34|                                CANTO 34~ ~ ARGUMENT~In the infernal
55    34|        To you I shall in other canto say,~If you, in sign of
56    35|                                CANTO 35~ ~ ARGUMENT~The apostle
57    35|   befell~That knight, in other canto will I tell.~ ~
58    36|                                CANTO 36~ ~ ARGUMENT~While with
59    37|                                CANTO 37~ ~ ARGUMENT~Lament and
60    37|        beside would this day's canto shew;~And if on five or
61    37|   Arles is gone~Rogero; and my canto I have done.~ ~
62    38|                                CANTO 38~ ~ ARGUMENT~To Arles
63    38|     defer my history.~In other canto shall the rest appear,~If
64    38|      appear,~If you that other canto please to hear.~ ~ ~
65    39|                                CANTO 39~ ~ ARGUMENT~Agramant
66    40|                                CANTO 40~ ~ ARGUMENT~To fly the
67    40|      audience for my rhyme,~My canto I defer to other time.~ ~ ~
68    41|                                CANTO 41~ ~ ARGUMENT~His prisoners
69    42|                                CANTO 42~ ~ ARGUMENT~The victory
70    43|                                CANTO 43~ ~ ARGUMENT~Rinaldo from
71    44|                                CANTO 44~ ~  ARGUMENT~Rinaldo
72    45|                                CANTO 45~ ~ ARGUMENT~Young Leo
73    46|                                CANTO 46~ ~ ARGUMENT~After long
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