Una and the red cross knight, and other tales from Spenser's Faery Queene; . h rejoicing. Butbeing grievously wounded the knight must needsbe laid in a sumptuous bed, and to him came 72 DEFEAT OF THE CRUEL SARAZIN, skilful leeches who washed his wounds in wineand oil and laid upon them healing balms. Then sweet music was played before him to makehim forget his pain, and by his side sat Duessa andwept bitterly. inTHE JOURNEY As when a weary traveller that strays By muddy shore of broad seven-mouthed Nile, Unweeting of the perilous, wandring ways,Doth meet a cruel, crafty crocodile,Which in fals
Una and the red cross knight, and other tales from Spenser's Faery Queene; . h rejoicing. Butbeing grievously wounded the knight must needsbe laid in a sumptuous bed, and to him came 72 DEFEAT OF THE CRUEL SARAZIN, skilful leeches who washed his wounds in wineand oil and laid upon them healing balms. Then sweet music was played before him to makehim forget his pain, and by his side sat Duessa andwept bitterly. inTHE JOURNEY As when a weary traveller that strays By muddy shore of broad seven-mouthed Nile, Unweeting of the perilous, wandring ways,Doth meet a cruel, crafty crocodile,Which in false grief hiding his harmful guile, Doth weep full sore and sheddeth tender tears;The foolish man that pities all this while His mournful plight, is swallowed up unwares Forgetful of his own that minds anothers cares. So wept Duessa until eventide, That shining lamps in Joves high house were light; Then forth she rose, nor longer would abideBut comes unto the place where the Heathen Knight In slumbring swoon nigh void of vital spriteLay covered with enchanted cloud all day;. NEW YORK LIBRARY NOON8. & OF DIVERS GRISLY GHOSTS 75 There had she hidden him, when, by her magicarts she had carried him away from the Red CrossKnight in a black cloud. Now, finding him byno means recovered of his wounds but rather liketo die, she made no stay to comfort him or tobewail his lot, but set forth immediately on a longjourney. Passing through the air with magicspeed she came to the utmost East where dweltthe most ancient grandmother of all witches, sisterto that Paynim who was the father of Sansfoy,Sansjoy and Sansloy. This old hag never dared come forth while yeta ray of light from the sun shone on the earth,but when Duessa found her night had fallen andshe was coming out of her darksome den, wrappedin a pitch black mantle. Before the entrance tothe cave stood her iron chariot ready harnessed fora journey. The horses were coal black and asthey stood they champed their rusty bits. Whenthe old wit
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