Canto

 1     8|      Godhead's hate)~The hideous orc, and Proteus' other herd,~
 2     8|     anger) stirred~His monsters, orc and sea-calf, with the rest;~
 3     8|         who fed,~All a devouring orc, that kept his place~Beside
 4     8|          damsel to the monstrous orc they bring,~The people all
 5    10|          living damsel sped)~The orc, that measureless sea-monster,
 6    10|    downright blow,~The monstrous orc. What this resembled best,~
 7    10|          deal a better blow;~The orc, who sees the shifting shadow
 8    10|        fangs;~ ~ CIV~So the fell orc Rogero does not smite~With
 9    10| enchanted buckler overthrows~The orc, reversed among the foam
10    10|          Still weeping) "ere the orc awake again.~Bear me with
11    11|          repairs,~Where the fell orc so many damsels slew;~Olympia
12    11|        hand,~Between her and the orc the boat he sent,~Leaving
13    11|    monster bleeds.~The labouring orc to follow is constrained,~
14    11|          dive, and rise~From the orc, and drag the monstrous
15    11|         With gore, that from the orc, emerged to light,~Whom
16    17|          the shore, astound,~The orc, that fearful monster, we
17    17|          sooner knew~Of the fell orc, and those he made his prey,~
18    17|         there await in dread~The orc, and deem at every sound
19    17|          Fortune guide,~When the orc's wife alone was in the
20    17|           she cried)~`Should the orc take thee!' -- `Woeful every
21    17|     tidings pressed~Of those the orc had taken on the shore;~
22    17|        safety any dread,~For the orc on flesh of woman never
23    17|      dwell;~Nor me, nor them the orc offends, so we~Depart not
24    17|        a-day,~Be sure the greedy orc will make his prey.~ ~
25    17|         well or only feigns!~The orc removed the stone, unbarred
26    17|       flock so housed, to us the orc descended,~But first had
27    17|          before~Of after me, the orc of life bereave,~Assure
28    17|             Or whether, when the orc her body hent,~Her dread
29    17|        Secure, we saw the beaked orc asleep;~When one along the
30    17|         the cave alone,~Into the orc's wide throat he was about~
31    17|        from the rock.~ ~ LX~"The orc, at eve, when to the cave
32    17|        his wife.~ ~ LXII~"So the orc's wife, as well upon her
33    17|       his wife was gone;~For the orc's consort told the tale,
34    17|          day;~Till, of the cruel orc no more afraid,~He climbed
35    17|        to renew,~That he, in the orc's cavern, had to wait,~--
36    18|         which they before~Of the orc and of Lucina, erst had
37    22|           Last, when the unsated Orc upon the main,~By this astounded, '
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