3781698 \' Orlando Furioso \' by Ludovico Ariosto by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: \' Orlando Furioso \' by Ludovico Ariosto, illustrator Gustave Dor矇 (1832-1883) Rodomonte and Mandricardo. Canto Ventesimoquarto : Stanza 100. (Twenty fourth song: Stanza 100). Stanza reads: \'Of those two infidels, unmatched in worth, The valiant heart and strength, which thus exceed, To such a warfare and such blows give birth... When the swords cross; and to the stroke succeed Quick sparks; or rather, flashing to the sky, Bright flames by thousands and by thousands fly.\' LA: Italian poet 8 September 1474 ? 6 July 1533.); Lebrecht History.