. 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 . !Then forth I went his woefull corfe to find,And many yeares throughout the world I ftraid,A virgin widow, whofe deepe-wounded mind With love long time did languifh as the ftriken hind. XXV. At lafl: it chaunced this proud Sarazin To meete me wandring, who perforce me ledWith him away, but yet could never winThe fort, that ladies hold in foveraigne lies he now with fou
. 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 . !Then forth I went his woefull corfe to find,And many yeares throughout the world I ftraid,A virgin widow, whofe deepe-wounded mind With love long time did languifh as the ftriken hind. XXV. At lafl: it chaunced this proud Sarazin To meete me wandring, who perforce me ledWith him away, but yet could never winThe fort, that ladies hold in foveraigne lies he now with foule difhonor , whiles he livde, was called proud Sans foy^The eldeft of three brethren, all three bredOf one bad fire, whofe youngeft is Sa?is joy^ And twixt them both was borne the bloudy bold Sans loy. XXVI. In this fad plight, friendleffe, unfortunate,Now miferable I Fidessa dwell,Craving of you in pitty of my ftate,To do none ill, if pleafe ye not do in great paflion all this while did dwell,More bufying his quicke eyes, her face to view,Then his dull eares, to heare what fhe did tell,And faid, Faire lady, hart of flint would rewThe undeferved woes and forrowes, which ye fhew. XXVII. Hence-. PI i I / Cant. II. the Faerie ^ueene, 31 XXVII. Henceforth in fafe aflurance may ye reft, Having both found a new friend you to aid,And loft an old foe, that did you molcft :Better new friend then an old foe is chaunge of cheare the feeming ftmple maidLet fall her eyen, as ftiamefail:, to the yeeldingfoft, in that flie nought gainfaid,So forth they rode, he feining feemely mertli,And fhe coy lookes; fo dainty, they fay, maketh derth. time they thus together travelled. Till weary of their way they came at laft,Where grew two goodly trees, that faire did fpredTheir armes abroad, with gray moffe their greene leaves, trembling with every blaft,Made a calme fhadow far in compafle round:The fearefull fhepheard often there aghaftUnder
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