Canto

 1     4|          king, sore grieving for Geneura bright,~For such is his
 2     4|           LXIV~"Or true or false Geneura's tale of shame;~If she
 3     4|          I trust in God to loose Geneura's bands.~ ~ LXV~"I will
 4     5|         report abused,~Deemed by Geneura's fault his brother dead,~
 5     5|       evil hour,~Marked I was in Geneura's priviest bower.~ ~ IX~"
 6     5|   passion I as often fed~As good Geneura's absence made me bold;~
 7     5|         After some days, of fair Geneura he~A suitor showed himself;
 8     5|     labour strain,~And industry, Geneura's love to gain.~ ~  XVI~"
 9     5|        God truly knows;~But with Geneura this produced no friut,~
10     5|         turned.~ ~ XXII~"Between Geneura and her faithful knight~
11     5|          sought,~When in her bed Geneura slumbers, seize~What she
12     5|         too foul a snare;~And in Geneura's clothes disguised, as
13     5|     comprehend and know~Mine and Geneura's love, and old accord;~
14     5|          facts averred,~How with Geneura stood his suit, avows;~And
15     5|         bound;~Nor, striving for Geneura's love, would I~Seek surer
16     5|          before designed~To make Geneura hateful to her swain,~Began -- `
17     5|     blest.~ ~ XXXVII~" `With you Geneura feigns, nor pays nor prizes~
18     5|        grace~With which the fair Geneura honours thee,~I promise
19     5|          foe,~So pleased to work Geneura's infamy;~And, while I nothing
20     5|      which were only met~In fair Geneura, at the accustomed sound,~
21     5|         the rest~Resembling much Geneura's shape and cheer,~One visage
22     5|         A traveller came, and to Geneura he~Related tidings of disastrous
23     5|           And what betides me to Geneura say;~And tell her, too,
24     5|        to you the tidings bore.'~Geneura stood amazed, her colour
25     5| repeating in his thought,~It was Geneura who his brother slew,~Who
26     5|        how into the gallery came~Geneura, and how dropped the corded
27     5|           Who the whole story of Geneura bright,~And her unblemished
28     5|    stranger knight,~To combat in Geneura's quarrel bent,~With ensigns
29     5|    vengeful hatred glows~Against Geneura; while that other knight~
30     5|          of the place,~And joyed Geneura's peril to espy~With swelling
31     5|   displayed,~Which Polinesso for Geneura layed.~ ~ LXXXVI~Next that
32     5|       dear,~The proof might show Geneura innocent!~All trust that
33     5|      blade,~Unknown of all, upon Geneura's side,~And thither came
34     6|      tearful eye~His brother and Geneura wept as dead,~And king,
35     6|         should be voiced,~If his Geneura sorrowed or rejoiced.~ ~
36     6|        And next against the fair Geneura heard~Lurcanio to her sire
37     6|         Will meet his brother in Geneura's aid.~ ~ X~"Alas! (he said)