Excerpt from The Orlando of Ariosto, Vol. 2 of 2: Reduced to XXIV Books; The Narrative Connected, and the Stories Disposed in a Regular Series Behold where ftation'd here, we three prepare At eaf'c fix hundred men in arms to dare, That by our love and valour may be freed Two wretched friends, to cruel bonds decreed. He faid 3 and to the brave unknown. Reveal'd The caufe that drew them to the dangerous field. QO Well haft thou urg'd fuch reafons as fuffice For juft excufe (the {tranger thus replies) And fure three knights you feem, whofe dauntlefs worth Scarce meets its rival through the fpacious earth; With you'i fought but now to run the courfe On equal terms, for proof of cither's for'ce Yet fince on Others I fball fee your might Far better try'd - I claim no more the fight; But this I claim-my arms with yours to wield, With yours to join this helmet, lance, and fhield 30 And trufl to prove, when on your fide I fiand, Not undeferving Of fo brave a band. Some here may wifh to learn the Warrior's name, Who thus, a fearlefs candidate for fame, Would with Rogero and his fellows meet The dreadful hazards of their hardy feat. She then (no longer h'e this champion call) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.