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XV	A
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'Say that a knight who holds in great disdain	B
To be thus closed up in secret new	C
Will with his sword in open field maintain	B
If any dare deny his words for true	C
That no devotion as they falsely feign	B
Hath moved the French these countries to subdue	C
But vile ambition and pride's hateful vice	D
Desire of rule and spoil and covetice	D
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XVI	A
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'And that to fight I am not only prest	E
With one or two that dare defend the cause	D
But come the fourth or fifth come all the rest	E
Come all that will and all that weapon draws	D
Let him that yields obey the victor's hest	E
As wills the lore of mighty Mars his laws '	-
This was the challenge that fierce Pagan sent	E
The herald donned his coat of arms and went	E
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XVII	A
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And when the man before the presence came	F
Of princely Godfrey and his captains bold	E
'My Lord ' quoth he 'may I withouten blame	F
Before your Grace my message brave unfold '	-
'Thou mayest ' he answered 'we approve the same	F
Withouten fear be thine ambassage told '	-
'Then ' quoth the herald 'shall your highness see	D
If this ambassage sharp or pleasing be '	-
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XVIII	A
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The challenge gan he then at large expose	D
With mighty threats high terms and glorious words	D
On every side an angry murmur rose	D
To wrath so moved were the knights and lords	D
Then Godfrey spake and said 'The man hath chose	D
An hard exploit but when he feels our swords	D
I trust we shall so far entreat the knight	E
As to excuse the fourth or fifth of fight	E
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XIX	D
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'But let him come and prove the field I grant	E
Nor wrong nor treason let him doubt or fear	G
Some here shall pay him for his glorious vaunt	E
Without or guile or vantage that I swear	H
The herald turned when he had ended scant	E
And hasted back the way he came whileare	H
Nor stayed he aught nor once forslowed his pace	D
Till he bespake Argantes face to face	D
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XX	D
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'Arm you my lord ' he said 'your bold defies	D
By your brave foes accepted boldly been	I
This combat neither high nor low denies	D
Ten thousand wish to meet you on the green	J
A thousand frowned with angry flaming eyes	D
And shaked for rage their swords and weapons keen	J
The field is safely granted by their guide '	-
This said the champion for his armor cried	E
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XXI	D
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While he was armed his heart for ire nigh brake	K
So yearned his courage hot his foes to find	E
The King to fair Clorinda present spake	K
'If he go forth remain not you behind	E
But of our soldiers best a thousand take	K
To guard his person and your own assigned	E
Yet let him meet alone the Christian knight	E
And stand yourself aloof while they two fight '	-
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XXII	D
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Thus spake the King and soon without abode	E
The troop went forth in shining armor clad	E
Before the rest the Pagan champion rode	E
His wonted arms and ensigns all he had	E
A goodly plan displayed wide and broad	E
Between the city and the camp was spread	E
A place like that wherein proud Rome beheld	E
The forward young men manage spear and shield	E
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XXIII	D
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There all alone Argantes took his stand	E
Defying Christ and all his servants true	H
In stature stomach and in strength of hand	E
In pride presumption and in dreadful show	L
Encelade like on the Phlegrean strand	E
Of that huge giant Jesse's infant slew	H
But his fierce semblant they esteemed light	E
For most not knew or else not feared his might	E
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XXIV	A
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As yet not one had Godfrey singled out	E
To undertake this hardy enterprise	D
But on Prince Tancred saw he all the rout	E
Had fixed their wishes and had cast their eyes	D
On him he spied them gazing round about	E
As though their honor on his prowess lies	D
And now they whispered louder what they meant	E
Which Godfrey heard and saw and was content	E
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XXV	A
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The rest gave place for every one descried	E
To whom their chieftain's will did most incline	M
'Tancred ' quoth he 'I pray thee calm the pride	E
Abate the rage of yonder Saracine '	-
No longer would the chosen champion bide	E
His face with joy his eyes with gladness shine	M
His helm he took and ready steed bestrode	E
And guarded with his trusty friends forth rode	E
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XXVI	A
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But scantly had he spurred his courser swift	E
Near to the plain where proud Argantes stayed	E
When unawares his eyes he chanced to lift	E
And on the hill beheld the warlike maid	E
As white as snow upon the Alpine clift	E
The virgin shone in silver arms arrayed	E
Her vental up so high that he descried	E
Her goodly visage and her beauty's pride	E
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XXVII	A
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He saw not where the Pagan stood and stared	E
As if with looks he would his foeman kill	N
But full of other thoughts he forward fared	E
And sent his looks before him up the hill	N
His gesture such his troubled soul declared	E
At last as marble rock he standeth still	N
Stone cold without within burnt with love's flame	F
And quite forgot himself and why he came	F
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XXVIII	A
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The challenger that yet saw none appear	H
That made or sign or show came to just	E
'How long ' cried he 'shall I attend you here	H
Dares none come forth dares none his fortune trust '	-
The other stood amazed love stopped his ear	H
He thinks on Cupid think of Mars who lust	E
But forth stert Otho bold and took the field	E
A gentle knight whom God from danger shield	E

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