Him in the flank Gradasso too had gored;
(Nor this was laughing matter) so had scanned His vantage that redoubted paynim lord, He found a place wherein to plant his brand;
He broke the warrior's shield, his left arm bored, And touched him slightly in the better hand.
But this was play, was pastime (might be said), With Roland's and Gradasso's battle weighed.
