Una and the red cross knight, and other tales from Spenser's Faery Queene; . forceOf savage beast his puissance to withstand ; For he was strong and of so mighty corseAs ever wielded spear in warlike hand, A > too HOW THE LION And feats of arms did wisely he pierced through his chafed chestWith thrilling point of deadly iron brand,And launched his lordly heart; with death opprest He roared aloud, whiles life forsook his stubbornbreast. And now was poor Una indeed bereft of all aid,for the Paynim with foul reproaches and evilwords bore her away before him on his courser,i
Una and the red cross knight, and other tales from Spenser's Faery Queene; . forceOf savage beast his puissance to withstand ; For he was strong and of so mighty corseAs ever wielded spear in warlike hand, A > too HOW THE LION And feats of arms did wisely he pierced through his chafed chestWith thrilling point of deadly iron brand,And launched his lordly heart; with death opprest He roared aloud, whiles life forsook his stubbornbreast. And now was poor Una indeed bereft of all aid,for the Paynim with foul reproaches and evilwords bore her away before him on his courser,in spite of all her prayers and tears. And behindthem followed the willing ass who had no thoughtto leave his mistress in misfortune. THE PEOPLE OF THE WOOD Now in that country there was a forest, verywild and pathless, where dwelt a great herd ofFauns and Satyrs. And these were an uncouth,rustic people that bore horns on their foreheadsand had the legs of goats whose knees bent back-wards. And they were clad in leaves and skinsof beasts and ever they danced and made merry. V YORK LIBKARY MS. WOULD NOT LEAVE UNA 103 and played on pipes and reeds. And their kingwas old Sylvanus. To this forest came Una, borne by the fiercePaynim who, seeing they were in that lonelyplace and that her Lion was slain, waxed yet morefierce and wicked, so that she threw out thrillingshrieks and made loud complaint to people of the wood, hearing her voice in themidst of their merry-making, came all togethera rude misshapen, monstrous rabblement to seewhat was amiss. And when the Paynim sawthem he was greatly astonished, and, mounting hissteed rode off in haste, leaving Una behind. At first she was much dismayed by the uncouthpeople, but soon understanding from their voicesand gesture that they meant her no harm, shetook courage. Then all those strange people knelt before herand kissed her feet and worshipped her withwonder and compassion of her beauty and herhelpless state, and she, rising f
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