Orlando Furioso Canto 9 Poem Rhyme Scheme

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Orlando Furioso Canto 9 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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ARGUMENT	A
So far Orlando wends he comes to where	B
He of old Proteus' hears the cruel use	C
But feels such pity for Olympia fair	B
Wronged by Cymosco who in prison mews	C
Her plighted spouse that ere he makes repair	B
Further he gives her hope to venge the abuse	C
He does so and departs and with his spouse	C
Departs Bireno to repeat his vows	C
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I	-
What cannot when he has a heart possess'd	D
This false and cruel traitor Love since he	E
Can banish from Orlando's faithful breast	D
Such tried allegiance and due loyalty	E
Wise full of all regards and of the blest	D
And glorious church the champion wont to be	E
Now little for himself or uncle driven	F
By a vain love he cares and less for heaven	F
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II	-
But I excuse him well rejoiced to know	G
I have like partner in my vice for still	H
To seek my good I too am faint and slow	G
But sound and nimble in pursuit of ill	H
The count departs disguised in sable show	G
Nor for so many friends with froward will	H
Deserted cares and comes where on the plain	I
Are camped the hosts of Afric and of Spain	I
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III	-
Rather uncamped for in less troops or more	J
Rains under shed and tree had driven the band	K
Here ten there twenty seven or eight or four	J
Near or further off Orlando scanned	K
Each sleeps oppressed with toil and wearied sore	J
This stretched on earth that propped upon his hand	K
They sleep and many might the count have slain	I
Yet never bared his puissant Durindane	I
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IV	-
So generous is Orlando's heart he base	C
Esteems it were to smite a sleeping foe	-
Now this he seeks and now that other place	C
Yet cannot track his lady high or low	-
If he finds any one in waking case	C
Sighing to him he paints her form and show	-
Then prays him that for courtesy he where	B
The damsel is will reach him to repair	B
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V	-
And when the day its shining light displayed	L
He wholly searched the Moorish army through	M
In that the gentle warrior was arrayed	L
In Arab weeds he this might safely do	M
And of his purpose came alike in aid	L
That other tongues beside the French he knew	M
And in the African so well was read	N
He seemed in Tripoly one born and bred	N
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VI	-
He sojourns there three days the camp to see	-
Still seeking nought beside next up and down	I
Within without both burgh and city he	-
Spies nor surveys the realm of France alone	I
But fair Auvergne and even Gascony	I
Revisits to its farthest little town	I
Roves from Provence to Brittany's domain	I
And from the Picards to the bounds of Spain	I
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VII	-
Between October and November's moon	I
In that dull season when the leafy vest	D
Is stript from trembling plant whose limbs are shown	I
Of all their mantling foliage dispossess'd	D
And in close flights the swarming birds are flown	I
Orlando enters on his amorous quest	D
This he pursues the livelong winter through	M
Nor quits when gladsome spring returns anew	M
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VIII	-
As such his wont from land to land he goes	C
A river's side he reaches on a day	O
Which to the neighbouring sea in quiet flows	C
Bretons and Normans parting on its way	O
But swoln with mountain rain and melted snows	C
Then thundered white with foam and flashing spray	O
And with impetuous stream had overtopt	O
Its brim and burst the bridge and passage stopt	O
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IX	C
The paladin this bank and the other eyed	O
Along the river's channel to explore	J
Since neither fish nor fowl if from his side	O
He could gain footing on the adverse shore	J
When with a damsel in the poop he spied	O
A ready pinnace that towards him bore	J
She steered as if she would approach the strand	O
But would not let her shallop make the land	O
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X	C
Steered not to land as haply with suspicion	I
To take a lading in her own despite	O
To her the good Orlando made petition	I
To put him o'er the stream and she 'No knight	O
Passes this ferry but upon condition	I
He shall his faith and promise duly plight	O
That he will do a battle at my prayer	B
Upon the justest quarrel and most fair	B
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XI	C
'So that if thou on that other shore to land	O
Dost by my aid Sir cavalier desire	P
Promise me ere the month which is at hand'	O
The damsel so pursued her speech 'expire	P
That thou wilt join the Hibernian monarch's hand	O
Who forms a fair armada in his ire	P
To sack Ebuda's isle of all compress'd	O
By ocean's circling waves the cruellest	O
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XII	C
'Know beyond Ireland in the briny flood	O
An island amid many others lies	C
Ebuda is its name whose people rude	O
Such is their law in search of plunder hies	C
And all the women that it takes for food	O
To a voracious animal supplies	C
Which every day to shore for this does speed	O
And finds new wife or maid whereon to feed	O
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XIII	C
'For of these merchant still and Corsair sell	Q
A large supply and most of those most fair	P
Reckoning one slain a day you thus may well	Q
Compute what wives and maids have perished there	P
But if compassion in your bosom dwell	Q
Nor you to Love an utter rebel are	P
Be you contented with this band to wend	O
United for such profitable end '	-
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XIV	-
To hear the whole Orlando scarce could bear	P
Ere to be first in that emprize he swore	P
As one who evil deed misliked to hear	P
And with impatience like relation bore	P
Hence first induced to think and next to fear	P
Angelica is captive on that shore	P
Since he so long the missing maid pursues	C
Nor of the damsel yet can gather news	C
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XV	-
Breaking his every scheme this phantasy	C
The troubled cavalier did so confound	O
That will all speed to that fell island he	C
Resolved to navigate nor yet the round	O
Of a new sun was buried in the sea	C
Ere he a vessel at St Malo's found	O
In which embarking on his quest the count	O
Put forth and cleared that night St Michael's Mount	O
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XVI	-
Breac and Landriglier past on the left hand	O
Orlando's vessel skims the Breton shore	P
Then shapes her course towards the chalky strand	O
Whence England's isle the name of Albion bore	P
But the south wind which had her canvas fanned	O
Shifts to north west and freshening blows so sore	P
The mariners are fain to strike all sail	R
And wear and scud before the boisterous gale	R
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XVII	-
A distance traversed in four days in one	I
Backwards the ceaseless wind the frigate bore	P
The helmsman kept the sea lest she should run	I
Aground and break like glass upon the shore	P
The wind upon the fifth day changed its tune	I
So loud and furious through the other four	P
And let without more strife the vessel gain	I
A port where Antwerp's river met the main	I
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XVIII	-
As soon as harboured there in shattered plight	O
The weary mariners their frigate moor	P
Out of a city seated on the right	O
Of that fair stream descends upon the shore	P
As his gray hairs may warrant him a wight	O
Stricken in years who full of courteous lore	P
Turns to the county after greetings due	O
Reputing him the leader of that crew	O
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XIX	C
And prays him on a damsel's part that he	C
To her would think not irksome to repair	P
Whom of unequalled affability	O
And sweetness he would find as well as fair	P
Or otherwise would be content that she	C
Should to his bark resort to seek him there	P
Nor prove less pliant than had been before	P
All the knights errant who had sought that shore	P
	-
XX	C
For hitherto by land or sea conveyed	O
No cavalier had journeyed to that place	C
That had refused to parlay with the maid	O
And give her counsel in a cruel case '	-
Orlando hearing this no more delayed	O
But issued from the bark with hurried pace	C
And in all kind and courteous usage bred	O
His way directed where the ancient led	O
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XXI	C
With him did Roland to the city go	-
And at the bottom of a palace stair	P
Conducted by that elder full of woe	-
A lady found if face may grief declare	P
And sable cloth with which a mournful show	-
Chamber and hall and gallery furnished were	P
Who after honourable welcome paid	O
Seated the paladin and sadly said	O
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XXII	C
'The daughter of the Count of Holland ' cried	O
The Lady 'know in me Sir cavalier	P
Though not his only offspring for beside	O
Myself two brothers were to h	-