Canto

 1     9|       before he could not, when possest~Of his good courser, now
 2     9|         had taken, of the prize possest;~For he still held it an
 3    10|   quickly of my land thy troops possest,~To assure the rule unto
 4    10|       of roving round the world possest,~Would not desist from it,
 5    11|     other prize I seek, of this possest";~ ~ LXXI~Or in Crotona
 6    12|         false Saracen the prize possest,~Long time the Spanish knight
 7    12|         flight, and in disgrace possest:~I mean Noritia's king,
 8    13|         unseemly place my heart possest,~Fixed on the worthiest
 9    14|     Tartar, joying in the prize possest,~Which he by chance and
10    14|        benign and modest speech possest,~She might a Gabriel seem
11    15|         the inner bank, by foes possest,~Across the ditch had vaulted
12    16|     Perfidious Origilla's heart possest,~And matched in evil customs
13    17|         to be by stranger lords possest.~The matter in this state
14    17|         gale,~Better than aught possest of scent and sight:~And
15    17|       commerce with the Franks, possest~In those days of the sacred
16    17|   fairest portion of the world, possest?~ ~ LXXVI~Thou Spain, hast
17    17|     arms so hard Sir Gryphon is possest;~Who has the foe's already
18    17|     host, arriving, him at full possest~Of every thing, -- and how,
19    18|      Agrican, she deems herself possest.~A certain mode to enrage
20    18|         more fear than ever men possest.~Thither speeds Norandine
21    18|   Aquilant asked him, if he had possest~Sir Gryphon of the news
22    18|       first cuirass and the new~Possest, as well as either helmet
23    20|      their women, with one wish possest,~The band resolved to win
24    23|        to part, of such a prize possest;~But would endure, Orlando (
25    24|        anger and resentment was possest,~And putting all his strength
26    24|       such rage, such fury, was possest,~That, in her transport,
27    25|        the damsel's fancy still possest,~In sleep, with images which
28    26|      the rein,~Now took a leap, possest by that ill sprite,~Thirty
29    27|       man, of a less nimble wit possest,~Is ill at counsel, save,
30    27|      against his liege and love possest;~And on his way is by long
31    28|      not preserve the one by us possest,~A husband, furnished with
32    28|  Rodomont of this place himself possest;~Which, from its site, as
33    29|         from the time that rage possest his sprite,~He had gone
34    29|        that of her Orlando were possest,~And of all women that are
35    31|         gladder, state could be possest~Than falls to the enamoured
36    31|         feud and with sore hate possest,~Through Truffaldino -- (
37    31|      sage,~Now roves the world, possest with frantic rage.~ ~ XLIII~"
38    32|    tower; whereof that baron he possest,~On pact, that he and his
39    33|        erwhelming woe~Were they possest, they with such fury burned,~
40    33|     that horse himself the king possest.~Well he remembered their
41    33|   cities brave,~Of men, of gold possest, and broad domains,~Which
42    34|        sure, not long should be possest~The bliss that I, in my
43    36|         side her courser leaps; possest~With furious anger and with
44    36|         maid, with mickle spite possest,~Thinking another joys the
45    37|       sure pillar of pure truth possest~In her, despising Fortune'
46    39|     that delusion which had him possest.~ ~ LXI~When to his former
47    39|        that crowd, which flies, possest with dread;~Feeling, now
48    40|       As because Africa but few possest.~ ~ LX~What could be had
49    42|       the mind sometimes, if so possest,~To ill and savage action
50    42|       of equal charms and grace possest.~ ~ LXXXI~Upon two beauteous
51    43|      little remnant now of life possest.~I well believe I in a year
52    43|     that the husband little wit possest,~Who, wishing to assay if
53    43|       he Tiberius' treasure had possest,~He of his riches would
54    43| soothsayer he among his friends possest,~Prized for his knowledge,
55    43|       in the costly produce she possest~Ten, twenty ducats' value
56    43|         he deemed the woman and possest,~Who for a boon so foul
57    44|    greater wisdom far than them possest;~Nor Time hath made that
58    44|  through,~By king or keysar was possest than thine.~Thou need'st
59    45|  Theodora was by other thoughts possest,~Whose son was killed by
60    46|           of their elected king possest --~Hope the Greek empire
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