Canto

 1     1|       endeavour at his hands.~ ~ XXV~A bough he severs from a
 2     2|   remnant of his broken host.~ ~ XXV~He, for he fears the Afric
 3     3|     father's blood was spilt.~ ~ XXV~"By him King Desiderius
 4     4|      pitched upon the ground.~ ~ XXV~Already cased again, the
 5     5|        in all her daily wear.~ ~ XXV~" `Dispose your locks and
 6     6|       beech, or feathery fir:~ ~ XXV~And, now, to bathe his burning
 7     7|        retarded his felicity.~ ~ XXV~"Yes, now she comes," the
 8     8|       mustered to his hand.'~ ~  XXV~So sent through all his
 9     9|          wedlock's holy band.~ ~ XXV~"Bireno hardly from our
10    10|         cruel consort's name.~ ~ XXV~Where unavailing was the
11    11|        this, or double, name.~ ~ XXV~This saker, culverine, or
12    12|       these for such a round.~ ~ XXV~Now this, now that she sought
13    13|      friend to what was just.~ ~ XXV~"Not without high disdain
14    14|       him more wise and ware.~ ~ XXV~Gualciotto dead, Bellamarina'
15    15|          Augustus, or before.~ ~ XXV~"Of Arragon and Austria'
16    16|         feel alike the sword.~ ~ XXV~Religion cannot for the
17    17|       his warriors' force. --~ ~ XXV~"The gorgeous feast our
18    18| undestroyed by sword or fire;~ ~ XXV~And him so sorely anger
19    19|         his strength renewed;~ ~ XXV~And into him infused such
20    20|     origin from Minos' blood.~ ~ XXV~"Youngest and fairest of
21    21|        vengeance, posts away.~ ~ XXV~"In knowledge of that country
22    22|         the terrestrial ball.~ ~ XXV~I know not if you recollect
23    23|         from her mind efface.~ ~ XXV~Because she could not go,
24    24|        lay him in the ground.~ ~ XXV~"I had him to the neighbouring
25    25|    brother and his sister we.~ ~ XXV~"And to displease you were
26    26|        sinew, flesh and bone.~ ~ XXV~To rout each hostile squadron,
27    27|    Christian squadrons crush.~ ~ XXV~Front and askance, the assailants
28    28|     conjectures in what wise.~ ~ XXV~"His brother weened he was
29    29|       smite, the other harm."~ ~ XXV~She washed, as said, and
30    30|       his fortune must abide.~ ~ XXV~Gradasso every thought and
31    31|        more redoubted wight.~ ~  XXV~He gladly would be quit
32    32|   therefore love Rogero less.~ ~ XXV~"Both Merlin and Melissa
33    33|         s illustrious blood."~ ~ XXV~The warder of the castle,
34    34|          his fierce disdain.~ ~  XXV~"When of my coming that
35    35|    spikenard shall transcend.~ ~ XXV~"Aeneas not so pious, nor
36    36|        of the Christian crew.~ ~ XXV~Troyano's generous son,
37    37|       and honour, to content.~ ~ XXV~As said, in act to go Rogero
38    38|        that sovereign's view.~ ~ XXV~That he, for this and for
39    39|      chief, the English lord.~ ~ XXV~Astolpho leading such a
40    40|      with headlong ruin fall.~ ~ XXV~Not therefore blenched the
41    41|      strain rehearsed before;~ ~ XXV~And willing to discover
42    42|           the damsel thought.~ ~ XXV~And now her too accustomed
43    43|       who faithful was to me.~ ~ XXV~" `But that she faithful
44    44|     enjoined by sainted John.~ ~ XXV~To him the charge did sainted
45    45|       with Bradamant to wend.~ ~ XXV~Though for the daughter
46    46|         succour may supply."~ ~  XXV~It suddenly came into Leo'