Canto

 1     1|       emperor reft the prize.~ ~ VIII~For bold Orlando and his
 2     2|          courser at a bound.~ ~  VIII~As soon as Sacripant, with
 3     3|         lit the cave without.~ ~ VIII~Touched with the sanctifying
 4     4|         the encounter falls."~ ~ VIII~The watchful maid attends
 5     5|      find favour in my sight.~ ~ VIII~"And for he seemed to cherish
 6     6|         his charge preferred:~ ~ VIII~Nor for his brother felt
 7     7|          and our way pursue."~ ~ VIII~Along the path, which through
 8     8|         faulchion to display.~ ~ VIII~The servant made at him,
 9     9|          spring returns anew.~ ~ VIII~As (such his wont) from
10    10|       after that which flies.~ ~ VIII~Such is the practise of
11    11| recompense) his generous aid.~ ~ VIII~"Ungrateful damsel! and
12    12|       mansion, rare and rich.~ ~ VIII~Of various marbles, wrought
13    13|        in the world and best.~ ~ VIII~"In beauty and in valour'
14    14|     France, her loud laments.~ ~ VIII~'Tis meet King Lewis should
15    15|      from a thousand shields.~ ~ VIII~But all things counter to
16    16|    Damascus, to a tournament.~ ~ VIII~Damascus' king a splendid
17    17|        so shamefully be reft?~ ~ VIII~"Then shall one man alone,
18    18|         the noise confounded.~ ~ VIII~But I will to another time
19    19|          watch, amid her ire.~ ~ VIII~Cloridan who to aid him
20    20|     warriors in his company.~ ~  VIII~"Conqueror as well in other
21    21|          who wrong maintain."~ ~ VIII~Him young Zerbino answered
22    22|         arrived by even-tide.~ ~ VIII~Here, learning afterwards
23    23|          memory and of eyes!"~ ~ VIII~These words and others she
24    24|         who 'scaped that day.~ ~ VIII~Already might'st thou hear
25    25|      piles of arms were laid.~ ~ VIII~Because the troop about
26    26|        shall you find in me."~ ~ VIII~Some one, meseems, may crave
27    27|     blind and wrapt in night.~ ~ VIII~'Tis of the valiant cousins
28    28|        peer and better find.'~ ~ VIII~"Impossible Astolpho deemed
29    29|      further in mine history.~ ~ VIII~Cruel King Rodomont, when
30    30|      bone, and lays him dead.~ ~ VIII~Then leaping on his horse,
31    31|         to Paris made repair.~ ~ VIII~The following day they met
32    32|     loosed the losel's bands.~ ~ VIII~She pardoned every ancient
33    33|       you shall be displayed.~ ~ VIII~"King Pharamond, the first
34    34|       summers scorching heat.~ ~ VIII~In that dim cavern was so
35    35|         precious gem to hold.~ ~ VIII~"Nor ever, in terrestrial
36    36|       faulchion slew thy son.~ ~ VIII~Cruel Sclavonian! say, whence
37    37|        you in our better age.~ ~ VIII~Erewhile Marullo and Pontante
38    38|   kingdom form so long a woe.~ ~ VIII~Bradamant, when she in the
39    39|          vanishes from sight.~ ~ VIII~The champions two, that,
40    40|           took other thought.~ ~ VIII~Into a boat he with some
41    41|        and for Africk looses.~ ~ VIII~He looses bark and sail;
42    42|   Agramant his first despite,~ ~ VIII~Scaped, bleeding, with helm
43    43|      robbed the tree of life.~ ~ VIII~"For as our sire who tasted
44    44|          and the paynim band.~ ~ VIII~To honour and to hold Rogero
45    45|         lordship of his king.~ ~ VIII~Ungiardo from the crowd,
46    46|       most is noised by Fame;~ ~ VIII~Julia Gonzaga, she that