Canto

 1     1|          the Christian blade.~ ~ XXXI~And this new vow discharged
 2     2|          virgin of his blood.~ ~ XXXI~I speak of that famed damsel,
 3     3|          his rapacious hands.~ ~ XXXI~"Another Azo rules Verona'
 4     4|        France and peril near.~ ~ XXXI~"I only built the beauteous
 5     5|         his daughter's love.'~ ~ XXXI~" `Of what a strange mistake,' (
 6     6|        gentle boughs assail!~ ~  XXXI~"And if I now or ever the
 7     7| enamoured far, Alcina's will.~ ~ XXXI~No pleasure is omitted there;
 8     8|        took with her to stay.~ ~ XXXI~His heart with love of that
 9     9|       from his breast before.~ ~ XXXI~"My father next, defending
10    10|         me by treachery torn?~ ~ XXXI~"Thou, with pretence, from
11    11|         without more company.~ ~ XXXI~"The biggest cable that
12    12|         would wear, a casque.~ ~ XXXI~Till he had that erst wrested
13    13|     virtuous on them wrought:~ ~ XXXI~"But that they knew, for
14    14|     famous Mandricardo hight.~ ~ XXXI~Renowned he was for many
15    15|     sides, your midland deep.~ ~ XXXI~"Pompey, though he chased
16    16|        aid the burghers wait.~ ~ XXXI~Rinaldo sent with these
17    17|       foul, and pointed nose.~ ~ XXXI~"Running, the monster comes,
18    18|       she had in hand assist.~ ~ XXXI~Of means to embroil the
19    19| suffering of that cruel blow.~ ~ XXXI~O Count Orlando, O king
20    20|        assigned to every ten.~ ~ XXXI~"Ere this, too feeble to
21    21|         for a traitor's deed!~ ~ XXXI~" `How well thou mightst
22    22| approaching through the wood.~ ~ XXXI~But it behoves that, ere
23    23|          our conduct guides.~ ~  XXXI~She made the damsel mount
24    24|         well to stronger foe.~ ~ XXXI~"Had I been charged some
25    25|         me for a craven man.'~ ~ XXXI~"And she said well: for
26    26|     nerve and spirit fraught.~ ~ XXXI~Here, to appearance, from
27    27|   shelter to his Paris wall.~ ~  XXXI~Of fierce Marphisa and her
28    28|      would have been or peer.~ ~ XXXI~"Lodged by him in his palace,
29    29|       his error, sad at soul.~ ~ XXXI~That placated, or in some
30    30|         should yield consent.~ ~ XXXI~But more than king, than
31    31|         dwellers' upon earth?~ ~ XXXI~"Me on the distant bank
32    32|        wedlock are the twain.~ ~ XXXI~And hope, when healed shall
33    33|          s predestined glory.~ ~ XXXI~"Lewis, (so learned Merlin
34    34|       sin my vengeance slake.~ ~ XXXI~"To push my mighty victory
35    36|     youth for whom she sighs.~ ~ XXXI~By the eagle argent on the
36    37|        done them other scorn.~ ~ XXXI~What of the shield became,
37    38|          in the skin remains.~ ~ XXXI~To Nubia he, rejoicing in
38    39|      Gascon, or Italian seed.~ ~ XXXI~The patron, yet unweeting
39    40|       the gallant Brandimart.~ ~ XXXI~Even with that rage wherewith
40    41|     himself he will be drest.~ ~ XXXI~Bold Brandimart designed
41    42|         the long-sought fair.~ ~ XXXI~A case, so strange and wondrous,
42    43|     beverage drink or spill.'~ ~ XXXI~"I thought it hard to leave
43    44|        stands somedeal apart.~ ~ XXXI~The emperor bids Rogero
44    45|         loathed its opposite;~ ~ XXXI~And thinking, ever and anon,
45    46|          be, so life be left.~ ~ XXXI~"Much grieve I thou wouldst