Viii

Redounding teares did choke th' end of her plaint, Which softly ecchoed from the neighbour wood; And sad to see her sorrowfull constraint The kingly beast upon her gazing stood; With pittie calmd, downe fell his angry mood. At last in close hart shutting up her paine, Arose the virgin borne of heavenly brood, And to her snowy Palfrey got againe, To seeke her strayed Champion, if she might attaine.