Canto

 1     1|     first to quit his ground, if aught~Angelica of fighting fields
 2     1|        other horse, nor spake he aught;~But silently uplifted from
 3     2|    neither knights nor page,~Nor aught beside a dark and empty
 4     3|      perscribed by fate;~Nor let aught stay thee till the thief
 5     6|         treasure,~Nor France nor aught beside I thought upon:~In
 6     7|         Paynim spears,~Yet never aught of her Rogero hears.~ ~
 7     9|          fury flies,~Not sparing aught which in its course is found.~
 8    10|         fame, and all beside; if aught~More precious can in truth
 9    10|          hers Desire demands not aught beside,~And with the blessing
10    12|       and gold;~Nor of partition aught is spied or wall:~For these,
11    13|       will content;~Nor boots it aught that I entreaties try; --~
12    13|        XLIV~Without encountering aught that might appear~Worthy
13    15|         the ground,~Come not, in aught, the hideous clangour near.~
14    15|     husband weave the thread~For aught, but to surprise that pair
15    16|       nothing hears of this, nor aught discerns.~He, in the town,
16    16|         said,~Ere he could utter aught beside). "To-day,~To-day,
17    17|         in the gale,~Better than aught possest of scent and sight:~
18    17|       And if from other you hear aught beside,~Say, he is ill instructed
19    18|      voice supprest: not that he aught~Regards if any one the noise
20    19|   flooring, and, if yet there be~Aught standing left in any other
21    20|          longer by the sword~Was aught which the adventurous youth
22    22|     youth will burn;~Nor think I aught could more afflicting be~
23    23|         Rogero more, nor compass aught~Which was at Vallombrosa
24    23|      every place;~Who willed not aught, that in her sight was dear,~
25    23|      toward heaven; nor spake he aught.~Nor ate, nor slept, till
26    24|          she said;~And while yet aught remains, with mournful lips,~
27    25|       union could endure~Between aught foul and her to passing
28    26| degenerate age are rare,~To whom aught else but sordid gain is
29    26|         The Child, who could not aught but courteous be,~(Such
30    27|          clear,~Thou ill wouldst aught design against that steed,~
31    27|      before the warrior speak of aught,~Seeing that paynim mute
32    28|          XXI~"He, without saying aught, the curtains drew,~And,
33    28|        But changed not therefore aught his former lore.~ ~ LXXXV~
34    31|   observed in friendly part;~Nor aught beside by Zoroaster found,~
35    31|       speech~Thou taxest me with aught in knighthood's breach.~ ~
36    32|     abides,~Listens to that, not aught inquires besides.~ ~ XXIX~
37    32|      such as she?~Neither should aught be said but what we know,~
38    33|      meat,~Nor leave the monarch aught to drink or eat.~ ~ CXII~
39    33|         they speed,~Nor meat nor aught beside the monsters heed.~ ~
40    35|     Savouring of anger more than aught beside.~She spake not to
41    36|       astounded by the blow;~Nor aught but Hector's mail the sword
42    37|   Beneath your charge, to you in aught is dear,~'Twill safer, usefuller,
43    39|         and such her shield;~Nor aught was wanting which he wore
44    39|          he was withal, imagined aught,~Marvelling why he there
45    41|         ease the bellying canvas aught~The sailors had no power;
46    44|        him his courser rein;~Nor aught omits that monarch which
47    44|   worldly thing beside, nor they~Aught heed or aught esteem, ungraced
48    44|           nor they~Aught heed or aught esteem, ungraced with it,~
49    44|          him Rogero loathed; nor aught desired~More than to lay
50    45|         bating death, I know not aught, whereby~Defence against
51    45|          e'er in future think of aught,~Saving the worst that can
52    46|        upon the Child, unheeding aught:~So sore astounded is Rogero'
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