THAT HE MY CAPTIVE LANGUOR, the languishing
captivity
of my parents.
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394. THAT HEAVEN WALKS ABOUT, under the sky.
404. THAT NOBLE ORDER, the Order of the Garter, of which the Maiden Queen
was head. The figure of St. George slaying the dragon appears on the oval
and pendant to the collar of this Order.
405. OF GLORIANE, Queen Elizabeth.
407. CLEOPOLIS IS RED, is called Cleopolis, i. e. the city of Glory, or
London.
425. MY DOLEFULL DISADVENTUROUS DEARE, my sad misadventurous injury.
429.
THAT HE MY CAPTIVE LANGUOR, the languishing captivity of my parents.
432. MY LOYALTY, i. e. the loyalty of me that rather death desire, etc.
441. THAT BROUGHT NOT BACKE, etc. , (and whence) the body full of evil was
not brought back dead.
QUESTIONS AND TOPICS
(Canto VII)
1. Relate how the Knight fell into the hands of the Giant. 2. Note the fine
adaptation of sound to sense in vii. 3. Who were the parents and the
foster-father of Orgoglio? 4. What are the principal characteristics of the
giants of romance as seen in Orgoglio?
