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

CANTO IV.] THE FAERIE QUEEN. 377
In their beginning they are weak and wan, Occasi6n to wrath, and cause of strife;
But soon through sufferance grow to fearful end: She comes unsought, and shunned follows eke.
While they are weak, betimes with them con- Happy! who can abstain, when Rancour rife
tend; Kindles Revenge, and threats his rusty knife:
For, when they once to perfect strength do Woe never wants, where every cause is caught;
grow, And rash Occasion makes unquiet life! "
Strong wars they make, and cruel battery bend "Then lo! where bound she sits, whom thou'Gainst fort of Reason, it to overthrow: hast sought,"
Wrath, Jealousy, Grief, Lovej this squire have Said Guyon; "let that message to thy lord be
laid thus low. brought."
"Wrath, Jealousy, Grief, Love, do thus expel: The squire of Pyrochles, waxing wondrous
Wrath is-a fire; and Jealousy a weed; wroth, sarcastically complimented Guyon on the
Grief is a flood; and Love a monster fell; great glory and gay spoil won by his combat
The fire of sparks, the weed of little seed, with " silly weak old woman," and threatened
The flood of drops, the monster filth did breed: that Pyrochles should with his blood abolish so
But sparks, seed, drops, and filth, do thus reproachful blot. Then, having fruitlessly aimed
delay; 1 one of his darts at the Knight, "he fled away,
The sparks soon quench, the springing seed out- and might nowhere be seen."
weed,
The drops dry up, and filth wipe clean away:
So shall Wratb, Jealousy, Grief, Love, die and
decay."
Just as the squire has informed Guyon that CANTO V.
his name is Phaon, and that he is sprung from
"famous Coradin," they spy far off a varlet- Pyrochles does with Guyonfight,
And Furor's chain unties,
running towards them hastily, covered with dust Wo hm sore's hn undties
Who him sore wounds; while A4tim to
and sweat, panting, breathless, and hot. Be- Cymoc7hes for aidflies.
hind his back he bears a brazen shield, on which
is painted "a flaming fire in midst of bloody WHOEVER doth to Temperance apply
field," with the motto writ round about the His steadfast life, and all his actions frame,
wreath, "Burnt I do burn;" and in his hand Trust me, shall find no greater enemy,
are two swift darts, deadly sharp and dipped Than stubborn Perturbation, to the same;
"in poison and in blood of malice and despite." To which right well the wise do give that name;
He boldly warns Guyon to " abandon this fore- For it the goodly peace of stayed 5 minds
stalled place " at once, or bide the chance at his Does overthrow, and troublous war proclaim:
own jeopardy. Scornfullybutmildlythe Knight His own woe's author, whoso bound it finds,
declares that the place is his by right, and As did Pyrochles, and it wilfully unbinds.
inquires whom he has to fear. The " varlet"
inquires whom he has to fear. The " vatlet " Soon Guyon saw pricking fast over the plain
then vaunts the might of his lord, whose name oon uyon saw pricking fast over the plain
t vaus the ight of hlohose a knight in bright armour, that shone like the
i Prochles the brother of ymoches sun on the trembling wave; his steed was bloody
" Both which are red, and foamed angrily under the spur. WithThe sons of old Acrates and Despite; out greeting or exchange of words, PyrochlesAerates, son of Phlegethon and Jar; for it was he-rushed upon Guyon in a cloud of
Phlegethon, son of Erebus and Night; dust, with his spear in rest. The Knight, being
But Erebus son of Eternity is hight." on foot, lightly shunned the stroke, and, passing
Proceeding from immortal race, mortal hands by, smote at his assailant so fiercely, that the
may not withstand his might; and "all in sword, glancing from Pyrochles' shield, severed
blood and spoil is his delight." The speaker, the horse's head from the body, and thus reAtin,4 "his in wrong and right," is the maker duced the contest to equal terms. Sore bruised,
of matter for him to work upon, and his insti- Pyrochles rose from the ground, overwhelming
gator to strife and cruel fight. His lord has Guyon with loud abuse, and struck at him with
sent him in haste his. flaming sword so fiercely, that the stroke
o se ci., w s se shore away "the upper marge of his sev'nfolded
"To seek Occasion, whereso she be:
shield," and laid open his helmet. A bitter
For he is all dispos'd to bloody fight,
iFor he is all dispos'd to bloody fight, combat ensued, in which Guyon was wary wise
And breathes out wrath and heinous cruelty; and cool, waiting the advantage which his
Hard is his hap, that first falls in his jeopardy." furious foe was sure to give; and often he
"Mad man," said then the Palmer, "that does made feints, to provoke Pyrochles to new rashseek ness in his conduct of the battle.
1 Hinder of their effect. 3 One who rages as a billow; from Greek KV/Ua,
2 One who rages as a flame; From Greek 7rvp, fire, a billow, and oXX6eo.
and oXXeo, I am troubled or turbulent-the idea being 4 From ArM, Destiny Necessity; personified as a
taken from the riot and uproar caused by a crowd female goddess by the Greeks, though Spenser has
of people- otxdupoar changed the sex, and altered the word to a more
of p~eople, OXXw. masculine form, 5 Steadfast.