Canto

 1     1|         Enamored of that beauty rare; since she~Alike the glowing
 2     1|      Both spring in Arden, with rare virtue fraught:~This fills
 3     3|    shafts of alabaster rich and rare.~The flame of a clear-burning
 4     3|         heritage, more rich and rare,~Greatness of mind, and
 5     5|      whatever she esteemed most rare;~There many times she slept.
 6     5|        When I see~Proofs of thy rare adventure, and the grace~
 7     6|        were the damsels, and so rare~Their garb, and with such
 8     7|       of that stately shape and rare,~A foot, neat, short, and
 9     7|      its ecstasy;~Nor who, with rare inventions, choicely versed,~
10     7|     that she espied~Upon a day (rare chance) the cavalier~At
11     8|         heart with love of that rare beauty glowed,~And to his
12    10| Reclined on Alexandrian carpets rare~The ladies joyed the cool
13    10|          single of its kind, or rare:~All thither hasten, wondering
14    10|       alabaster made, or marble rare,~Which to the rugged rock
15    11|      beauties are of those most rare,~Nor is the forehead's beauteous
16    12|        Appears a lofty mansion, rare and rich.~ ~ VIII~Of various
17    13|       that, which now in palace rare~Is hardly found by judges
18    13|       left on shipboard matters rare,~And precious in their nature,
19    13|      else in this excel,~In the rare fortune of its women thrives;~
20    14|       on him would be a fortune rare:~Yet have I hope to point
21    16|        is in name;~-- With what rare grace and matchless art
22    17|  panoply of those esteemed most rare;~Whose mail, impassable
23    17|    armed for fight,~Filled with rare chambers was the rich abode.~
24    18| Esteemed by us as excellent and rare;~ ~ CIX~Though, as a hindrance,
25    18|      whom the story, an example rare~Of constant love, is worthy
26    19|        more esteemed was matter rare:~This she was suffered,
27    19|     best, and biggest, and most rare,~King Norandino chose, and,
28    20|         of a precious thing and rare.~She was the daughter of
29    20|     beauty and of worth example rare,~Now grieved and angered,
30    22|         Atlantes made,~Of whose rare virtues I whilere have said.~ ~
31    24|         shape,~Which it will be rare fortune if he 'scape.~ ~
32    25|         that beauteous bird and rare,~Which longer than an age
33    26|         this degenerate age are rare,~To whom aught else but
34    26|         of those four fountains rare,~Of those in France produced
35    26|     appearance of that maid was rare~Without her corslet, casque
36    27|         the very day~Angelica's rare ring, and Roland's horn,~
37    27|      the chance of an adventure rare;~Which him detained until
38    29|         this choice liquor with rare virtue blest;~Lest haply
39    29|       escaping Sarza's peer,~So rare a way was taken by the dame.~
40    29|    renowned should be thy story rare,~Thousands and thousands
41    31|        so high a fortune and so rare;~Hoping to win the horse
42    32|          Wise words, and beauty rare should pleasure me?~Most
43    32|          that drew~A picture of rare happiness, ordained~As meed
44    32|         Clodion, had a mistress rare;~And damsel in that ancient
45    33|     guided to his prey,~But his rare fortune, heard Baiardo neigh;~ ~
46    33|      balm; the plants were ever rare,~Compared with these, which
47    33|     within and out, with jewels rare.~Here shall thy mighty miracle
48    34|       but took its rise~In that rare loveliness which pleased
49    34|      those mixt sweets a medley rare,~Which filled the spirit
50    35|       all graces, excellent and rare,~Which Nature or which Study
51    35|       famed for wall and palace rare,~But noble ways of life
52    35|    Lethe's laxy wave.~ ~ XXIII~"Rare as those gentle swans are
53    40|      construction excellent and rare,~Wherein was seen the work
54    40|      prowess shining proofs and rare.~ ~ XXII~So better could
55    40|         also by Almontes' bugle rare,~To accept the challenge
56    41|   Roland, singe in the world or rare,~It splits the shield, and
57    42|       times refused such beauty rare;~And such sweet joy was
58    42|      the vaulted entry, colours rare~Cheating the eye, in mixt
59    43|     said) of virtue strange and rare:~Such was for Arthur made
60    43|        place should bear;~-- So rare its race of beasts -- no
61    43|      purple silk, with broidery rare~Of gold, and pearls in costly
62    43|         church whilere,~By that rare force, which now extinct
63    44|      resistance to his might is rare.~The palm by none from him
64    45|         Frontino, if thy merits rare~I could reward, thou little
65    46|      Ginevra! that rich gem and rare~Which gilds the house of
66    46|     admiration to obtain,~And a rare token of that art to show,~
67    46|    living, Priam's son,~For its rare work and her by whom 'twas