书城公版Orlando Furioso
19612600003854

第3854章 XLIV

Leo, escorted by none else beside, Was led by the compliant castellain, With his companion, to the tower, where stied Was he, reserved for nature's latest pain.

There round the neck of their unwary guide, Who turns his back the wicket to unchain, A slip-knot Leo and his follower cast;

And, throttled by the noose, he breathes his last.