Una and the red cross knight, and other tales from Spenser's Faery Queene; . rv bark ! 218 HOW ARCHIMAGO ESCAPED The Red Cross Knight replied, giving the praiseof his achievments to God, and wishing Sir Guyongood speed in all adventures he might with many fair words they parted company,the Red Cross Knight continuing on his journeyto the Court of Gloriana, and Sir Guyon followingthe way in which the black Palmer directed Palmer was a very grave and serious manand restrained Guyon many times when he wasangered and would have strayed from the path. IVMORDAUNT AND AMAVIA I
Una and the red cross knight, and other tales from Spenser's Faery Queene; . rv bark ! 218 HOW ARCHIMAGO ESCAPED The Red Cross Knight replied, giving the praiseof his achievments to God, and wishing Sir Guyongood speed in all adventures he might with many fair words they parted company,the Red Cross Knight continuing on his journeyto the Court of Gloriana, and Sir Guyon followingthe way in which the black Palmer directed Palmer was a very grave and serious manand restrained Guyon many times when he wasangered and would have strayed from the path. IVMORDAUNT AND AMAVIA In this fair wise they travelled long yferel Through many hard assayes which did betide;Of which he honour still away did bear, And spread his glory through all countries last, as chanced them by a forest sideTo pass, for succour from the scorching ray, They heard a rueful voice that dearnly 2 criedWith piercing shrieks and many a doleful lay;3Which to attend awhile their forward steps they stay. 1 yfere = in company together. 2 dearnly — mournfully. 3 lay = THE BLOODY HANDED BABE 221 It was the voice of a gentle lady in distress,lamenting her sad fate and the piteous estate ofher sweet Bahe, and with moans and cries sheprayed that Death would come and free her fromher pain and sorrow. Which when thatwarrior heard,dismountingstraight From his tall steed, he rushed into the thick,And soon arrived where that sad portrait Of death and dolour lay, half dead, half quick ; In whose white alabaster breast did stickA cruel knife that made a grisly wound, From which forth gushed a stream of gore blood thick That all her goodly garments stained aroundAnd into a deep sanguine died the grassy ground. She lay beside a bubbling fountain, and in herlap was a lovely Babe, and he innocent andplayful knew not that his mother was dying, butstrove to sport with her, and her life blood fell onhis little hands. Beside them on the grass wasthe dead body of a knight who when living hadb
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