beare: XXVII And greedy Avarice by him did ride, Who rough, and blacke, and filthy, did Uppon a Camell loaden all with gold; Which lewdnes fild him with reprochfull Whose need had end, but no end cove repaire, So, having solaced themselves a space With pleasaunce of the breathing fields yfed, They backe retourned to the princely Place; Whereas an errant knight in armes ycled, And heathnish shield, wherein with letters red, Was writt Sansjoy, they new arrived find: Enflam'd with fury and fiers hardy hed, He seemd in hart to harbour thoughts unkind, And nourish bloody vengeaunce in his bitter mind. XXXIX Who, when the shamed shield of slaine Sansfoy He spide with that same Faery champions page, 3 Bewraying him that did of late destroy His eldest brother; burning all with rage, He to him lept, and that same envious gage 4 Of victors glory from him snacht away: But th' Elfin knight, which ought 5 that warlike wage, Disdaind to loose the meed he wonne in fray; And, him rencountring fierce, reskewd the noble pray. XL Therewith they gan to hurtlen greedily, Redoubted battaile ready to darrayne, And clash their shields, and shake their swerds on hy, Him selfe estraunging from their joyaunce That with their sturre they troubled all the traine; |