The Canterbury tales and Faerie queene &c., &c., &c., ed. for popular perusal with current illustrations and explanatory notes, by D. Laing Purves.

366 THE FAERIE QUEEN. [BOOK II.
outraged, inflamed Sir Guyon with wrath against
CATO 1. the violator; and he asked how he might trace
him out, to avenge the wrong. " That shall I
Guyon, by Arelimasg abus'd, show," said the crafty Archimago, "as sure as
Tfb?edcross Knigiost aiatits; hound the stricken deer doth challenge by the
finds Mordant and Amavia slain
With Pleasure's poison'd baits.
He stay'd not longer talk, but with fierce ire
ARCHIMAGO, "that cunning architect of canker'd And zealous haste away is quickly gone
guile," when he knew that the Redross Knight To seekthat knight, wherehimthat crafty squire
had quitted Eden lands, freed himself from Suppos'd to be. They do arrive anon
prison; "his shackles empty left, himself Where sat a gentle lady all alone,
escaped clean." He went forth, full of malice, With garments rent, and hair dishevelld,
to work the Knight mischief and avenging woe, Wringing her hands, and making piteous moan:
wherever he might find "his only heart-sore Her swollen eyes were much disfigurd,
and his only foe;" -since the Knight must needs Andherfairfacewithtears wasfoullyblubbered.
quit Una, who now at last "enjoys sure peace, e ight en d
for evermore, as weather-beaten ship arriv'd on Approaching ngh, the Knight endeavoured to
happy shore." But all Archimago's craft, omforther, praying her to "tell the cause of
espial, and endeavour to catch his foe at van- herconceivedpain;" forif he whohad wronged
tage. in his sares, were fruitless; the night her lived, he should her "do due recompense
"descried, and shunnd still, his sleight; the again, or elsehiswrongwith greaterpuissance
fish that once was caught, new bait will hardly maintain." But her sorrow only redoubled.....t... - ghtshe tore her hair, scratched and hid her face,
bite." and bent down her head, " either for grievous
Nathless th' enchanter would not spare his pain, shame, or for great teen" (grief). The soothIn hope to win occasion to his will; ing speech of her squire somewhat appeased her
Which when he long awaited had in vain, sorrow; and she at last described the false
He chang'd his mind from one to other ill: traitor that reft her honour. She knew not
For to all good he enemy was still. his name, but he rode a gray steed whose sides'Upon the way him fortunid to meet, were marked with dappled circles, " and in his
Fair marching underneath a shady hill, silver shield he bore a bloody cross, that
A goodly knight, all arm'd in harness meet, quarter'd all the field." Guyon much wonThat from his head no place appeared to his feet. dered "how that same knight should do so foul
His cziiage was ll comely and upright amiss;" for he at once recognised him as the
His pngtenwasce deomure.a~nd temperate; * Redcross Knight, who had won so great glory
But yet so tene d ured trrible in smpghtin "the adventure of the Errant Damosell"
But yet so ster end, a drrible in foes a e (Una). Nevertheless, if he had done such a
That cihee'd his friends, and did his foes amate ~ I
wrong, he should dear abide it, or make good
He was an bEfin born, of noble state, or me
And ickle worship2 in his native land. amends; for " all wrongs have mends, but no
And mickle worship 2 in his native lad;, u r Id; amends of shame." He called on her to rise
Well could he tourney, and in lists debate o s
out of her pain, and see " the salving of her
And knighthood took of good Sir Huon's hand,
WRhen with king Oberon he came to Faery land. blotted name;" and with seeming reluctance
but inward joy, she complied.
Him als' aocompanied upon the way Her purpose was not such as she did feign,
A comely Palmer,5 clad in black attire, Nor yet her person' such as it was seen;
Of ripest yea, and ]?rs a l hoiary gray, But under simple show, and semblant 8 plain,
That with P staff his feeble steps did stire, Lurk'd false Duesaa secretly unseen,
Lest his long way his aged limbs should tire: As a chaste virgin that had wronged been;
And, if by looks one may the mind aread,7 So had false Archimago her disguis'd,
He seem'd to be a sage and sober sire; To cloak her guile with sorrow and sad teen:
And ever with slow pace the Knight did lead, And eke himself had craftily devis'd
Who taught his trampling steed with equal To be her squire, and do her servicewell aguis'd.l0
steps to tread. Her late, forlorn and naked, he had found
Archimago, seeing them, "weened well to Where she did wander in waste wilderness,
work some uncouth wile;" and straightway, Lurking in rocks and caves far under ground,
" untwisting his deceitful clue, he gan to weave And with green moss cov'ring her nakedness,
a web of wicked guile." Feigning to quake and To hids her shame and loathly filthiness,
tremble with fear, he prayed Sir Guyon to Since her Prince Arthur of proud ornaments
"stay his steed for humble miser's (wretch's) And borrow'd beauty spoil'd; her rathalesa
sake," and began to lament the dishonour of his Th' enchanter, finding fit for his intents,
lady by a lewd ibald knight. is piteous tale, Did thus revest,1 and deck'd with due habili-' of chastity and honour virginal" shamefully ments.
1 Terrify, confound. 2 Much honour. 6 Steer.
3 Do battle, contend. 4 Also. 7 Discern, read. 8 Appearance.
5 Personifying Reason, the constant attendant. and 9 Grief. io Equipped.
guide of Temperance. 1 Reclothe; French, "revetir."