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From that day forth Duessa was his deare, And highly honourd in his haughtie eye, He gave her gold and purple pall to weare, And triple crowne set on her head full hye, And her endowd with royall majestye: Then for to make her dreaded more of men, And peoples harts with awfull terrour tye, A monstrous beast° ybred in filthy fen He chose, which he had kept long time in darksome den.°