Canto

 1     1|      emperor's head~Had vowed due vengeance for Troyano dead.~ ~ II~
 2     3|           her lands,~And take due vengeance of Celano's kind.~Then die,
 3     5|         on his mind the thirst of vengeance wrought,~And so his grief
 4     6|       blew,~Shall pay the debt of vengeance due to me.~For well I ween
 5     7|       pair, "No further press thy vengeance dread.~Sheathe, courteous
 6     8|          him against that race in vengeance stirred.~ ~ LII~Old stories,
 7     9|           not raise the dead,~And vengeance is a vent for smothered
 8     9|        hate,~To seize me, and his vengeance satiate.~ ~ XLVI~"All known
 9    11|          mischief they intend,~In vengeance for the cruel monster slain,~
10    11|            And just and memorable vengeance there~Achieved upon her
11    14|       what his ire!~How dread the vengeance of that cavalier!~When so
12    15|           his prey,~And take such vengeance of him, ere he rest,~As
13    16|        flies: while bent to wreak~Vengeance, the Saracen, with gore
14    18|        fire~Fly coupled, such his vengeance and his ire.~ ~ XII~He at
15    18|       relief,~With sad and signal vengeance on the thief.~ ~ XXX~Jealousy
16    18|         who, at his pleasure,~May vengeance to the guilty couple measure.~ ~
17    18|        with spear,~And thundering vengeance drove in full career.~ ~
18    18|        gone~The king; on death or vengeance all intent.~The foolish
19    19|        that his hand~May snatch a vengeance equal to his ire.~Amid so
20    20|    necessary thing.~ ~ XXVII~"For vengeance (she opined) they there
21    20|         before~An altar raised to Vengeance; and to ply~As headsman,
22    20|      escape with life.~Enough, is vengeance somedeal satisfied~Ere death;
23    20|       form taking sore~And signal vengeance on the female swarm.~And
24    21|          The knight can best with vengeance be pursued.~And well it
25    21|          Arms him, and, breathing vengeance, posts away.~ ~ XXV~"In
26    22|           fell despite,~Greedy of vengeance, and athirst for ill,~Leagued
27    22|        LXXIV~To threaten him with vengeance, and to lay~Hands on her
28    26|        hear no more of peace, but vengeance cried.~Now here Marphisa
29    27|         Then thus: "Believe worse vengeance yet in store,~If I beyond
30    27|     disdain,~Nor she from instant vengeance will forbear,~For this,
31    27|         time of strife delayed~My vengeance, when such famous knights
32    28| misfortune, brother, speak;~Since vengeance with more noted cruelty~
33    30|           from harm or stain~Such vengeance upon him do'st thou bestow?~
34    31|   Sericane,)~"If for that time my vengeance thou couldst fly,~We should
35    32|       well may say,~If Heaven its vengeance for my wrongs delay.~ ~
36    32|         If mighty sins for mighty vengeance cry,~Where due atonement
37    32|     Beware lest thou beneath such vengeance groan,~Ingrate! that wouldest
38    32|          die, thou yet may deadly vengeance take,~Who with dishonest
39    34|          And for so foul a sin my vengeance slake.~ ~ XXXI~"To push
40    34|           to such pain~God in his vengeance doomed, as story shows;~
41    36|         fell.~ ~ IV~Though a foul vengeance in that blow was meant~Mainly
42    36|      reason, I~The comfort too of vengeance should obtain;~In that all
43    37|           her bestowed,~Promising vengeance for that foul despite.~They
44    37|          face speaks peace; while vengeance inwardly~Her heart demands,
45    37|           and desire~Of death and vengeance, all together rend~And rack
46    37|    Marphisa yearn~To execute more vengeance, -- lest she say,~-- She
47    37|           and saints at length to vengeance wake:~Who, albeit they due
48    37|       less than that old crone on vengeance bent:~Such was their fierce
49    38|            Now take your time for vengeance, when the son~Of Pepin is
50    39|           and deems that day some vengeance dread~Will fall on Agramant'
51    39|            Resolved his thirst of vengeance to assuage,~Agramant twice
52    39|         had her thoughts on tardy vengeance placed,~For her dead sire;
53    41|         cavalier.~For this should vengeance follow, albeit slow,~Dealt
54    41|          servant had foresaid~The vengeance taken for Rogero's dead;~ ~
55    41|         he is charmed;~And worser vengeance on the king has wroke,~In
56    42|         hand.~ ~ V~Haply Heaven's vengeance ordered what befel,~And
57    43|           am I,~No other or worse vengeance done shall be~Upon my side,
58    44|          then pursue,~On whom for vengeance this grave outrage cries?~
59    46|          They wait their time for vengeance, and forbear.~ ~ LXVIII~
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