Canto

 1     2|      visage warranted that never sage~Had conscience more precise
 2     2|          leaf is finished by the sage,~Before a spirit, by his
 3     3|        beauteous Bradamant~Finds sage Melissa in the vaulted tomb,~
 4     3|     Which Merlin, that enchanter sage, did make:~Thou may'st have
 5     3|     their government, benign and sage,~Shall re-create on earth
 6     3|          before his birth,"~Said sage Melissa to the damsel bright;~"
 7     3|          wed Matilda, chaste and sage.~ ~ XXX~"His virtues shall
 8     3|   himself, or Pallas," cried~The sage Melissa, "though with thee
 9     3|          well~Instructed, as the sage in charm and spell.~ ~ LXX~"
10     7|   prisoned, goes.~To him Melissa sage the secret snare,~And remedy
11     7|      stood.~But that enchantress sage, who night and day~Thought
12     7|          descried,~She might the sage Atlantes' self appear;~Next
13     7|        in the figure of Atlantes sage~She fronts, who bore the
14     7|          before,~Melissa was the sage enchantress' name:~Who to
15     8|        the reign~Of Logistilla's sage; and from that bourn~To
16     8|          in France.~ ~ XVIII~The sage Melissa found this spear
17     8|      this: while conjured by the sage,~The demon covered in the
18     8|      some reasons full of grace,~Sage and devout the approaching
19    10|         Anrondica stand~Fronesia sage, Dicilla good, and chaste~
20    13|        duty executes aright~Of a sage leader and a valiant knight.~ ~
21    13|         deceits.~ ~ L~Seeing the sage, all think they see a squire,~
22    13|         thine aid:~Nor, when the sage presents himself, forbear~
23    13|       follows on her way~Melissa sage, in whom she so confides,~
24    13|     entitled, or more chaste and sage;~The noble-minded Isabel,
25    13|        the vulgar herd withdrew,~Sage Merlin from the hollow stone
26    14|         long time did pass,~With sage Archytas and Pythagorus.~ ~
27    20| exclaimed, "Sir warrior, you are sage,~In having chosen damsel
28    22|      proved, when sped~He was by sage Melissa, from the reign~
29    23|         one, Hippalca mine, more sage~And sure than three, to
30    24|         may show themselves more sage~Than Roland, they but sin
31    24|        such bold experiments the sage~Wisely would trust to prudence
32    26|  fountain Merlin made, enchanter sage;~Who things to come upon
33    26|      with mickle art.~ ~ CXXVIII~Sage Malagigi versed in every
34    27|        To King Sobrino's counsel sage and staid;~And let renowned
35    29|           gentle, beautiful, and sage,~And to the real pitch of
36    29|       and beautiful of face,~Who sage reserve in her demeanor
37    31|      erewhile so honoured and so sage,~Now roves the world, possest
38    31|      returning hold for fair and sage,~Nor of their faith suspicion
39    33|        the ripe advice of Merlin sage,~(Merlin, I say, the Devils
40    33|       sea surround.~ ~ X~"To him sage Merlin shows, that well
41    33|      shall Heaven adorn.~ ~ XXX~"Sage Merlin said -- and oft renewed
42    33|      island I displayed,~Of whom sage Merlin, with prophetic word,~
43    37|         his lady was; of manners sage;~Nor fairer could be craved
44    38|       earthly monarchs thou most sage and just --~Hither thy glory,
45    38|     twice has turned his eyes~On sage Sobrino and the king of
46    38|          Malagigi, provident and sage,~That knew how young Rogero'
47    39|          by sea or land~A leader sage, the navy was consigned;~
48    39|         of the paynim horde,~The sage Sobrino and the king of
49    39|         his host to land~Was the sage king of Africa's intent,~
50    40|         believed,~What time that sage foresaw with eye divine,~
51    40|      years, yet vigorous was the sage,~And well had proved himself
52    42|     unjust and weak.~ ~ XXVI~The sage Melissa she accused, and
53    42|  crimsoned o'er; and prayed~That sage magicians to instruct him,
54    42|          Rinaldo seeking out the sage anew~For his reply -- he
55    43|    himself to praise.~ ~ XIII~"A sage within our city dwelled,
56    43|       those virtuous dames, who, sage~And chaste, had so adorned
57    43|       cousin wise;~What time the sage of future things divined,~
58    43|          good;~Francis Maria nor sage Leonore;~Who would in courteous,
59    43|         and bread;~And makes the sage, who had forgotten long~
60    44|        day~Great part, with that sage monk the warriors spent;~
61    46|         What beauteous dames and sage, here welcome me!~With them
62    46|        gentle, courteous, and as sage as fair,~Temple of Love
63    46|      calmed by Charles's counsel sage,~And common danger from
64    46|        that follow" -- seems the sage~To say -- "if thou immortally