Excerpt from Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered, an Heroic Poem, Vol. 2 of 2: With Notes and Occasional Illustrations Godfrey, at the instigation of Peter ihe Hermit, previous to as saulting the town, conducts his army in procession to the Mount of Olives, where they hear mass, and receive the pos toral benediction from the Prelates, William and Adhemar. Preparations for the sank - Godfrey. Irl' consequence of a previous vow, assumes the dress, and determines to share the dangers of a private foot soldier.-the rest of the Princes fol low his example - The town is assaulted. And a bresch made in the walls. - Clorinda successively kills or wounds seven Princes of the Christian army, and lastly, Godfrey himself. Who is obliged to quit the field of battle, leaving Guelpho in charge of the army - He, in his turn, is also wounded - Ar gantes, encouraged by this success. Invites Solyrnan to ally out and destroy the enemy's military machines. - They are met. And finally driven back by Tancretl. - An Angel descends from Heaven to heal Godfrey's wounds.-he returns to the field and re-animates the combat, but on the approads of night withdraws his army. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.