But Stephen one, that other Adriane,
And after Injured Leo, would defend.
Stanza xvi. lines 5 and 6.
“Stefano, the second, being raised to the papal chair, Astolpho, king of Lombardy, disturbed the tranquillity of the church: the pope, endeavouring to conciliate him with gifts, had recourse to Pepin, king of France, for assistance, who passed into Italy, and compelled Alphonso to sue for peace. Pepin having left Italy, Alphonso recommenced hostilities against the pope, and was once more compelled by Pepin to make peace. To Pope Adrian succeeded Leo III., who, being ill treated by the Romans, and threatened with imprisonment, fled to Charlemagne, who sent him with great honours to Rome, and afterwards coming there himself, was anointed by the pontiff emperor of the Romans.”—H.
A youthful Pepin of the royal line
He after shows; who teemed to spread his host,
Even from the kilns to the isle of Palestine.
Stanza xvii. lines 1, 2, 3.
In the original,
Lor mostra appresso un giovine Pipino
Che con sua gente par che tutto copra
Da le Fornaci al lito Palestino.
Palestina (in Venetian Pelestrina) is an island about six miles beyond Murrano, another islet situated about a mile from Venice, where Le Fornaci (the kilns, or as we should say, glass-houses) are situated. Palestina was, I suppose, the Italian name of Pelestrina in Ariostos time; as lito Palestino is the reading of all the editions which I have seen.
That Hoole or any translator should blunder in Italian localities might in many cases afford small ground for censure; but his translation of this passage can hardly be excused on the pica of local ignorance.
