CLIX.

The Pagans say:--"The Emperor returns; These are the clarions of the French we hear. If Carle should come, 'twill be our doom; if lives Rollánd, the war begins anew, and Spain Our land is lost to us for evermore." Four hundred warriors well armed cap-a-pie, The bravest of the host, then closed their ranks And dashed in fierce attack against Rollánd. Mighty the deeds the Count must now achieve! Aoi.