XXXV.

The King was greatly moved at her fpeech;
And all with fuddain indignation fraight,
Bade on that meffenger rude hands to reach.
Eftfoons the guard, which on his ftate did wait,
Attacht that faitor false, and bound him ftrait :
Who seeming forely chaffed at his band,

As chained Bear, whom cruel dogs do bait,
With idle force did fain them to withstand,
And often femblance made to fcape out of their hand.
XXXVI.

But they him laid full low in dungeon deep,
And bound him hand and foot with iron chains,
And with continual watch did warely keep;
Who then would think, that by his fubtle trains
He could escape foul death or deadly pains?
Thus when that Prince's wrath was pacify'd,
He 'gan renew the late forbidden banes,

And to the Knight his daughter dear he ty'd,
With facred rites and vows for ever to abide.
XXXVII.

His own two hands the holy knots did knit,
That none but death for ever can divide,
His own two hands, for fuch a turn moft fit,
The houfling fire did kindle and provide,
And holy water thereon fprinkled wide:
At which the bushy tead a groom did light,
And facred lamp in fecret chamber hide,
Where it should not be quenched day nor night,
For fear of evil fates, but burnen ever bright.
XXXVIII.

Then 'gan they sprinkle all the pofts with wine,
And made great feast, to folemnize that day?
They all perfum'd with frankincenfe divine,
And precious odours fetcht from far away. 5
That all the houfe did fweat with great array:
And all the while fweet mufick did apply
Her curious skill; the warbling notes to play,
To drive away the dull melancholy;

The whiles one fung a fong of love and jollity.

XXXIX.

During the which, there was an heavenly noise Heard found through all the palace pleasantly, Like as it had been many an Angels voice, Singing before th' eternal Majefty,

-In their trinal triplicities on high;

Yet wift no creature, whence that heavenly sweet
Proceeded; yet each one felt fecretly

Himself thereby reft of his fenfes meet,
And ravished with rare impreffion in his sprite.
XL.

Great joy was made that day of young and old,
And folemn feaft proclaim'd throughout the land,
That their exceeding mirth may not be told:
Suffice it, here by figns to understand
The ufual joys at knitting of loves band,
Thrice happy man the Knight himself did hold,
-Poffeffed of his Ladies heart and hand;
And ever, when his eye did her behold,
His heart did feem to melt in pleasures manifold.
XLI.

Her joyous prefence and fweet company
In full content he there did long enjoy,
Ne wicked envy, ne vile jealousie
His dear delights were able to annoy :
Yet fwimming in that fea of blissful joy,
He nought forgot, how he whilome had fworn,
In cafe he could that monftrous beast destroy,
Unto his Fairy Queen back to return:

The which he shortly did, and Una left to mourn.
XLH.

Now ftrike your fails ye jolly mariners:

For we be come unto a quiet rode,
Where we must land fome of our paffengers,
And light this weary veffel of her lode.
Here the a while may make her fafe abode,
Till the repaired have her tackles spent,
And wants fupplyde. And then again abroad
On the long voyage whereto fhe is bent:
Well may the speed, and fairly finish her intent.

THE

SECOND BOOK

OF THE

FAIRY QUEEN:

CONTAINING

The legend of Sir GUYON, or of temperance.

R

I.

Ight well I wote, moft mighty Soveraine,
That all this famous antique hiftory,

Of fome, th'aboundance of an idle brain
Will judged be, and painted forgery,
Rather than matter of juft memory;
Sith none that breatheth living air does know,
Where is that happy land of Faery,

Which I fo much do vaunt, yet no where fhow,
But vouch antiquities, which no body can know.

II.

But let that man with better fense advise,
That of the world leaft part to us is red:
And daily how through hardy enterprize,
Many great regions are discovered,
Which to late age were never mentioned.
Who ever heard of th' Indian Peru?
Or who in venturous veffel measured
The Amazons huge river now found true?
Or fruitfullest Virginia who did ever view.

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