CANTO VIII.
THE ORLANDO FURIOSO.
75
XC.
She when she has expected him in vain
Well nigh a month, and nought of him discerns,
Sallies without a guide or faithful train,
So with desire of him her bosom yearns:
And many a country seeks for him in vain;
To whom the story in due place returns.
No more I now shall tell you of these two,
More bent Anglantes’ champion to pursue;
XCI.
Who having old Almontes’ blazonry
So changed, drew nigh the gate; and there the peer
Approached a captain of the guard, when he;
“I am the County,” whispered in his ear;
And (the bridge quickly lowered, and passage free
At his commandment) by the way most near
Went straight towards the foe: but what befell
Him next, the canto which ensues shall tell.
