Canto

 1     1| beautiful Angelica is known.~ ~ XVI~Courteous, and haply gifted
 2     2|    stops their battle short.~ ~ XVI~"In courtesy," he cried, "
 3     3|        adorned the building.~ ~ XVI~Scarcely had Bradamant above
 4     4|       the combat and defied.~ ~ XVI~Not long within his gate
 5     5|     Geneura's love to gain.~ ~  XVI~"With all my heart, in furtherance
 6     6|        his daughter's dower.~ ~ XVI~Rinaldo for Dalinda mercy
 7     7|       covering veil can lie.~ ~ XVI~A springe is planted in
 8     8|      Greece, and Ind return.~ ~ XVI~They to their several homes
 9     9|         St. Michael's Mount.~ ~ XVI~Breac and Landriglier past
10    10|      deep, with meery cheer.~ ~ XVI~Already Holland and its
11    11|       he heard a mighty din.~ ~ XVI~He heard a din, and fearful
12    12|     hand my death receive!"~ ~  XVI~These words repeated once,
13    13|        not which our course.~ ~ XVI~"It steads not to strike
14    14|      harboured) made resort.~ ~ XVI~Follicon, Kind Marsilius'
15    15|        fairy took his leave.~ ~ XVI~Quitting the port and smoother
16    16|      time the feast endures.~ ~ XVI~Yet I of Origilla's treachery~
17    17|     have I conquered still."~ ~ XVI~This said, he spurred his
18    18|     shower, the weapons fly.~ ~ XVI~Of cavaliers and footmen
19    19|        by his Medoro's side.~ ~ XVI~The Scots pursue their chief,
20    20|   households sovereign sway.~ ~ XVI~"Youthful and passing fair
21    21|     love may best be bought.~ ~ XVI~"But not Acroceraunus fronts
22    22|      within it, and without.~ ~ XVI~He, wearied and confused
23    23|     hurtling from his horse.~ ~ XVI~Backed by Astolpho, and
24    24|      watched on either side.~ ~ XVI~Zerbino speedily the prisoner
25    25|     death, that cruel blade.~ ~ XVI~But to have forged that
26    26|    brandish lance and sword.~ ~ XVI~Rogero, charging this, or
27    27|       pair arrives the last.~ ~ XVI~Later by half an hour, against
28    28|      gives her lord to wear;~ ~ XVI~"And round his neck entreats
29    29|        fire securely braves.~ ~ XVI~"If thrice therewith he
30    30|    blacks, a countless band.~ ~ XVI~Leave we the paladin at
31    31|     must meet in new assay."~ ~ XVI~To him Rinaldo, "If we for
32    32|        another aye succeeds.~ ~ XVI~And then she arms, and will
33    33|   unharmed returns not one."~ ~ XVI~He shows King Pepin, shows
34    34|      which pleased all eyes.~ ~ XVI~"There lived a Thracian
35    35|        hill a hallowed fane.~ ~ XVI~To Immortality 'tis sacred;
36    36|  undecided if to stay or go.~ ~ XVI~Now fierce Marphisa, who
37    37|         from such a company?~ ~ XVI~One will I choose, and such
38    38|     realm six kingdoms more;~ ~ XVI~"And, moved by envy of thy
39    39|     missing warrior learned.~ ~ XVI~He at his exhortation (so
40    40|        to fortify the place.~ ~ XVI~The Nubian king is charged
41    41|       upon inevitable death.~ ~ XVI~On a despiteous sea, that
42    42|        many a scalding tear.~ ~ XVI~Warlike Sobrino, of much
43    43|         or in sculpture cut.~ ~ XVI~"Nor he alone those virtuous
44    44|        from the hermit hoar.~ ~ XVI~The Child who, so long banished,
45    45|        softened and subdued.~ ~ XVI~"I still before these feet
46    46|  Gabriel, Tasso more remote.~ ~ XVI~Upon me Nicholas Tiepoli~
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