XI. The morrow next, when day gan to uplooke, He also gan uplooke with drery eye, Like one that out of deadly dreame awooke: Where when he saw his faire Priscilla by, He deepely sigh'd, and groaned inwardly, To thinke of this ill state in which she stood; To which she for his sake had weetingly 1 Now brought herselfe, and blam'd her noble blood: For first, next after life, he tendered 2 her good. His care 4 XII. Which she perceiving did with plenteous teares XIII. Him they did deeme, as sure to them he seemed, Calidore rising up as fresh as day Gan freshly him addresse unto his former way. XIV. But first him seemed fit that wounded Knight And eke that Lady his faire lovely lasse. XV. Of which occasion Aldine taking hold Gan breake to him the fortunes of his love, To leave, till to her fathers house he had her brought. XVI. Sir Calidore his faith thereto did plight It to performe: so after little stay, That she herselfe had to the journey dight,5 He passed forth with her in faire array, Fearlesse who ought did thinke or ought did say, Sith his own thought he knew most cleare from wite 7: 1 Then, than. 2 Over-passe, alleviate. 3 Namely, particularly. 4 Disadventures, misfortunes. 5 Dight, prepared. So, as they past together on their way, He can devize this counter-cast of slight, To give faire colour to that Ladies cause in sight. XVII. Streight to the carkasse of that Knight he went, Of noble Tristram,) where it did remaine; And tooke with him the head, the signe of shame. Till to that Ladies fathers house he came; Most pensive man, through feare what of his childe became. XVIII. There he arriving boldly did present XIX. Most ioyfull man her sire was, her to see, Of his large paines in her deliveraunce 1 Forlorne, lost. 2 Fee, recompense. XVI. 8.- This counter-cast of slight.] This dexterous or ingenious contrivance. Did yeeld; ne lesse the Lady did advaunce. As he had vow'd, some small continuance XX. So, as he was pursuing of his quest, He chaunst to come whereas a iolly1 Knight His warlike armes he had from him undight2; XXI. To whom Sir Calidore approaching nye, XXII. With which his gentle words and goodly wit 1 Iolly, handsome. 2 Undight, taken off. 3 Default, offend. XIX. 5.- Ne lesse the Lady did advaunce.] Nor did the lady offer him less. That he besought him downe by him to sit, That they mote treat of things abrode at leasure, So downe he sate, and with delightfull pleasure Which he endured had through daungerous debate: XXIII. Of which whilest they discoursed both together, Allur'd with myldnesse of the gentle wether And plesaunce of the place, the which was dight 2 XXIV. All sodainely out of the forrest nere The Blatant Beast forth rushing unaware Caught her thus loosely wandring here and there, Unto the Knights, and calling oft for ayde; 1 Hight, was called. 2 Dight, adorned. 3 Distinct, marked. 4 Lust, inclination. 5 Misfare, misfortune. 6 Care, affliction. XXII. 9.- Through daungerous debate.] With danger and contention. |