书城公版Orlando Furioso
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第2147章 II

That which he rashly uttered to your blame, Ye gentle dames, does so my spirit grieve, Till I his error teach him, to his shame, He shall no quarter at my hands receive;

So him with pen and page will I proclaim, That, whosoever reads me, shall believe He had better held -- aye, better bit, his tongue, Than ever have your sex with slander stung.