. The faerie queene, with an exact collation of the two original editions, published by himself at London in quarto; the former containing the first three books printed in 1590, and the latter the six books in 1596 . Thefrft Eookc of Canto VII. CANTO vir. The Redcrcffe knight is captive Gyatmt proud oppreji; Prince Arthur meets with U7ta^ great-ly .with thofe jiewes dijlrejl. I. WHAT man fo wife, what earthly wit fo ware,,As to defcry the crafty cunning traine,By which deceipt doth maike in vifour faire,And caft her colours dyed deepe in graine,To feeme Hke truth, whofe fhape fhe well
. The faerie queene, with an exact collation of the two original editions, published by himself at London in quarto; the former containing the first three books printed in 1590, and the latter the six books in 1596 . Thefrft Eookc of Canto VII. CANTO vir. The Redcrcffe knight is captive Gyatmt proud oppreji; Prince Arthur meets with U7ta^ great-ly .with thofe jiewes dijlrejl. I. WHAT man fo wife, what earthly wit fo ware,,As to defcry the crafty cunning traine,By which deceipt doth maike in vifour faire,And caft her colours dyed deepe in graine,To feeme Hke truth, whofe fhape fhe well can faine,And fitting geftures to her purpofe frame,The guiltlefie man with guile to entertaine ?Great inaiftrefle of her art was that falle Dame,The falfe Duejfa, cloked with Pidejfaes name. II. •Who when, returning from the drery Night., She fownd not in that perilous houfe of Pride.,Where fhe had left, the noble Redcrojfe knight,Her hoped pray ; fhe would no lenger bide,But forth fhe went, to feeke him far and long fhe fownd, whereas he wearie fite,To reft him felfe, foreby a fountaine fyde,Difarmed all of yron-coted plate, And by his fide his fteed the graffy forage ate. c III. Hee & &. Canto VII. ^he Faerie ^eene. 105 III. He fcedes upon the cooling fhade, and bayes His fweatie forehead in the breathing wind, Which through the trembUng leaves full gently playcs. Wherein the chearefuU birds of fundry kind Doe chaunt fweet mufick, to delight his mind, The witch approching gan him fairely greet. And with reproch of carelefnefTe unkind, Upbrayd, for leaving her in place unmeet, With fowle words tempring faire, loure gall with hony fweet. IV. Unkindnefle pafl, they gan of folace treat, And bathe in pleafaunce of the joyous Hiade,Which fliielded them againft the boyling heat,And with greene boughes decking a gloomy glade,About the fountaine like a girlond made;Whofe bubbling wave did ever fjeflily well,Ne ever would through fervent fommer fade:The facred Nymph, which
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