Tasso's 'Godfrey of Bulloigne', 5 Cantos. Tr. by R. Carew. Ed., with Intr. and Notes by A.B. Grosart (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...Some runne to gates, and some vnto the wall, King goes about, and fees and carkes for all. He He order giues, and then retires them fro, Where twixt two gates a Turret doth arife: So neere he is at neede, and thence more low, The playnes and mountaines round about he skries, With him he would there should Erminia go: Erminia faire, whom he in courteous wife Receiu'd to Court, when Christian squadrons gaine Did Antioch, and King her Sire was flaine. This while Clorinda gainst the Frankes is hide, Store with her goes, and she before them all, But at a poftcrne gate on t'other fide, Argant for reskons stands at readie call: The noble Dame her followers affide. With words and with a looke that fcornd to pall: By fome braue onfet, vs behooucs (quoth she) This day the hope of Asia founded be. While she her men befpake, not farre she fpyes, A band of Frankes their rurticke prayes driuing, Who coast for bootie skourde (as is the guyfe) Were now to Campe with flocks and heards turning. She towards them, and towards her there hyes Their Captaine, who her faw to him comming: Gard is the Captaine nam'd, a mightie man, But might not fuch as her refist he can. This fierce encounter Gardo ouerthrowes In fight of Frankes, and Painims on the plaine, Who all one outcry made, fo lucky showes This token of the warre, yet proued vaine, Then with the rest in fpurring gins she clofe, Her hand the price from thoufand hands doth gaine, Her men her follow, by the way she made Plaine with her shockes, and open with her blade. Soone from the prayer she doth pray retake, The troope of Frankes now step by step retire, Till on the top of hill a stand they make, Where place to armes, new forces gan acquire: Then as a tempest doth resoluing crake, And from the clouds downe falles the airy ...