Canto

 1   Int| Circassia; Agramante, King of Africa and Marfisa ("Marphisa"
 2     1|   sword to fight,~He led from Africa to swell his power;~That
 3     3|        LXIX~"King Agramant of Africa a ring.~Thieved from an
 4    13|     This to his Spain, to his Africa that lord,~Sent to recruit,
 5    15| spread~The assailing hosts of Africa and Spain.~Astolpho home
 6    16|     for here~I of the Mars of Africa will sing,~King Rodomont,
 7    16|     LIV~Less worthless men of Africa were they,~Though ill had
 8    18|      bred'st, and Hannibal,~O Africa! thou never bred'st his
 9    18|    scattered by the brand,~To Africa be lost our noble seed.~
10    30|   founder by the way,~Or into Africa his load convey.~ ~ XIII~
11    32|       With Spain in front and Africa before.~ ~  IV~With horse
12    32|  taxes and repeated cess,~All Africa's o'erburdened towns oppress.~ ~
13    33|      side~Of Egypt, bent o'er Africa, to stray;~The famous Balearic
14    34|       Lerna, Thrace,~Aetolia, Africa, by Tyber's shore,~By Ebro'
15    38|     reply~To what the king of Africa had said.~The Spaniard rose,
16    38|   shall you be.~If oft united Africa and Spain~Were losers, when
17    38|      Gospel took,~The king of Africa that other book.~ ~ LXXXII~
18    39|  haste engage,~Raked from all Africa, that host contained;~Whether
19    39|   assuage,~Agramant twice his Africa had drained.~Few people
20    39|     land~Was the sage king of Africa's intent,~Who had sure news
21    39|    small bough;~And hence for Africa the king had weighed,~Not
22    40|     to joy in quiet wise~Fair Africa, from all annoyance clear?~
23    40|     Pepin's son,~So strong in Africa, will be surveyed.~All efforts
24    40|        To wrest your fruitful Africa from you,~And burnt and
25    40|        then bid him steer~For Africa, where camped the Christians
26    40|    turret are.~Few throughout Africa could they provide;~As well
27    40|     away the best,~As because Africa but few possest.~ ~ LX~What
28    40|   ride~The fleet which him to Africa might bear;~Nor in the port
29    41|      Who would those kings to Africa convey.~And Dudon thus allowed
30    41|    Charles's host~To guard in Africa his paltriest post."~ ~
31    42|  larger vase)~Fame shall from Africa to Ind repeat,~From southern
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