Orlando in Roncesvalles, A Poem in Five Cantos – utwór Johna Hermana Merivale’a (1779-1844), opublikowany w Londynie w 1814, nakładem oficyny Johna Murraya. Poemat jest oparty na piętnastowiecznym włoskim eposie Luigiego Pulciego Morgante[1]. Podobnie jak pierwowzór jest napisany oktawą[2], czyli strofą ośmiowersową rymowaną abababcc.
- The banner waved on Clermont's highest tower;
- Forth rode the Count in glittering armour clad:
- But Aldabelle bewail'd the luckless hour.
- Alone, amidst the pomp of triumph, sad:
- From her fair eyes fast fell the pearly shower, —
- Ah tears ill timed, when all things else were glad!
- The soul born pride of female courage slept;
- Anglante's spouse, the Rose of Clermont, wept,
John Herman Merivale, Orlando in Roncesvalles, A Poem in Five Cantos
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