Canto

 1     1|        Almontes', or Mambrino's iron masque:~Make one of these,
 2     5|      covered with the corslet's iron case;~Beneath the Duke of
 3     6|      One a dull file, or bar of iron shook.~ ~ LXIII~The captain
 4     9|    nations or the new:~A hollow iron, two yards long, whose small~
 5     9|       tis closed behind, in the iron round,~Touches with fire
 6    11|        by the blast:~Others the iron bore, and small or grand,~
 7    11|        no shield is spread,~Nor iron rind, nor double mail below;~
 8    12|     well was armed, except with iron masque,~Ferrau, who wore
 9    14|          CXI~Nor in this was is iron plied alone,~But mighty
10    14|    sight.~ ~ CXII~And this than iron spear offended more:~Then
11    14|        though of pewter, not of iron beat,~Or rather of soft
12    15|        he cleaves the corslet's iron twist,~And piecemeal shares
13    16|      few the tempered plates or iron pins~With which encounters
14    17|       they pierce the corslet's iron case,~And every thing in
15    17|    would have rent and torn the iron mask,~Had it not been enchanted
16    18|       him by name, nor would in iron case;~Retain her hand, upraised
17    18|       for no earthly thing, the iron vest~And weapons for a day
18    18|       does injury,~But moulders iron, and here life is short;~--
19    20|         to slay;~Though made of iron were the whole array.'~ ~
20    22|       Impeded by his shield and iron case,~Parforce Astolpho
21    23|         the prince too quit the iron shell.~The youth unhelmed,
22    23|         bore off, to clean, his iron vest.~This was the homestead
23    24|      body could draw blood;~For iron smote the impassive skin
24    24|      low,~Equally opened either iron vest;~And cleft whate'er
25    25|          But there were shining iron caps enow;~And, if fine
26    25|  Flordespine deems the damsel's iron case~To her desire some
27    26|       vain they never fell.~The iron, smit by Balisarda shows~
28    26|        his shield, and less his iron gear,~Availed, which opened
29    26|      descending pest~Rodomont's iron casque will ill withstand;~
30    26|         helmet and the shell of iron smite,~In which that Saracen
31    26|      case,~Impassable is either iron vest;~And both have hitherto
32    27|         his forefather Nimrod's iron vest;~ ~ LXX~And there had
33    27|         the day when first that iron vest~Braced on her limbs
34    29| Brandimart's bearing, since nor iron case~Nor vest of his she
35    30|        was gowned, he locked in iron case;~And make him satisfy
36    30|        albeit thick, divides an iron band~And good steel cap
37    32|         when the lady doffs her iron case,~All paradise seems
38    33|        we behold~Herewrought in iron, there is wrought in gold.~ ~
39    34|       Of silver, or of gold, or iron, were,~These piled in many
40    36|      armed withal (for, save in iron vest,~Her seldom would you
41    40|         Dudon had with him that iron mace,~Which won him deathless
42    40|       faulchions, which through iron case~Of cuirass or of casque
43    41|        proof and perfect is his iron weed.~His at a venture took
44    41|         and most true?~ ~ CI~An iron ring that girt his helmet
45    41|       cleft; and with the solid iron bound,~Was parted the good
46    42| cavalier.~ ~ ~ I~What bit, what iron curb is to be found,~Or (
47    42|     froze his heart beneath its iron case:~Now through the vizor
48    44|     Will ever from the graver's iron take.~My heart like marble
49    46|          Whose heart was not of iron or of stone;~Who deemed,
50    46|     Perfect was famous Hector's iron gear,~Hardened by Vulcan'
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