The faerie queene : Disposed into twelue bookes, fashioning XII morall vertues . arms atchicucd^ And ouerthrew^what euer came her neare. That all thofe ftranger knights full fore agrieued^ And that 1 ate weaker band of chalengers relicued, tike as in fommers day when raging heatDoth burne the earthy and boyled riuers all brute beafts forft to refraine fro hunt for (hade, where fhrowded they may lie^And miffing it, faine from themfelues to flie 5All trauellers tormented are with paine:Awatry cloud dothouercaft theskie^And poureth forth a fuddcn fhoure of raine. That all the w
The faerie queene : Disposed into twelue bookes, fashioning XII morall vertues . arms atchicucd^ And ouerthrew^what euer came her neare. That all thofe ftranger knights full fore agrieued^ And that 1 ate weaker band of chalengers relicued, tike as in fommers day when raging heatDoth burne the earthy and boyled riuers all brute beafts forft to refraine fro hunt for (hade, where fhrowded they may lie^And miffing it, faine from themfelues to flie 5All trauellers tormented are with paine:Awatry cloud dothouercaft theskie^And poureth forth a fuddcn fhoure of raine. That all the wretched world recomforteth againc. So did the warlike Britomart reftore The prize, to knights of Maydenhead that elle was like to haue bene loft^and boreThe prayfc of proweflc from them aU away. 66 THE nil. BGOKE OF THE Then flirilling trompcts loudly gan to bray^And bad them leaiie their labours and long toylcTo ioyous feafl. and other gentle play^Where beauties prize fiiold win that pretious fpoyle:Where I with found oftrompe will alio reft a whyle. Qant. The Ladies for the girdlefintte of famous Florime II:Scudamourcommingto CareshoHfiy dothfeepefrom htm expell. IT hath bene through all ages euer feene^That with the praife of armes prize of beaiitie ftill hath ioyned beene ^And that for reaibns fpeciall priuitie:For either doth on other much he me feemes moft fit the faire to ferueThat can her beft defend from villenie;And iTie moft fit his feruice doth faireft is and from her faith will neuer fwcrue. So fitly now here commeth next in place^After the proofe of prowefle ended well^The controucrfe of beauties fbuer aine grace;In which to her that doth the moft cxcell^Shall fall the girdle offaire Florimeli:That many wilTi to win for glorie vaineAnd not for vertuous vfe^ which (bme doe tellThat glorious belt did m it felfe containe^ Which Ladies ought to loue ^ and fceke for to oht^ine. That canty. FAERIE QVEENE. 6j Th
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