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Full many knights adventurous and stout Have enterpriz'd that Monster to subdew; From every coast that heaven walks about,° Have thither come the noble Martiall crew, That famous hard atchievements still pursew; Yet never any could that girlond win, But all still shronke, and still he greater grew: All they for want of faith, or guilt of sin, The pitteous pray of his fierce crueltie have bin.