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Latin 02v

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Regia forma decet muliebris. teque mucrone[1]
Percutiens contra que furens transmittet ad umbras
Hic animus / faveant illi modo numina caeli.

Stringens membra simul, iaculum complector[2] acerbus
In medio. tardatus eris refringere[3] tandem
Vulnere letali sonipes[4] tuus ictus abibit.

Italian

I'll beat your lance with my sword, 
And I'll wound you with either the point or the edge. 

At mid-lance I come, well-enclosed like this, 
So that you'll be delayed in beating my lance. 
I believe I'll strike your horse without fail; 
You'll see my play carried out hereafter. 

English 2v



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  1. Added later: "de la pointe".
  2. Added later: "remoror [!] jaculum".
  3. The translator appears to be using 'stringere-refringere' as a pair, as both words are associated with defending and attacking fortified gates, for rhetorical effect; however, English doesn't have a good oppositional pair that also conveys the meanings of the words.
  4. Added later: "eqqus". Probably meant to be “equus”, but the two q’s are fairly clear.