Downe then came that mayden fayre, With ladyes lacede in pall, And halfe a hondred of bolde knightes, To bring her from bowre to hall, And eke as manye gentle squieres, 65 To waite upon them all.
Downe then came that mayden fayre, With ladyes laced in pall, And halfe a hundred of bold knightes, To bring her from bowre to hall; And as many gentle squiers, To tend upon them all.
She witchd my brother to a carlish boore, And made him stiffe and stronge; And built him a bowre on magicke grounde, 155 To live by rapine and wronge.
This grimme barone 'twas our harde happe, But yester morne to see; When to hisbowre he bare my love, 35 And sore misused mee.
That night they pas in joy and jollity, Feasting and courting both in bowre and hall; For Steward was excessive Gluttonie, 385 That of his plenty poured forth to all; Which doen, the Chamberlain Slowth did to rest them call.
There raignd a solemne silence over all, 260 Nor voice was heard, nor wight was seene in bowre or hall.
The verie nature of the place, resounding 185 With gentle murmure of the breathing ayre, A pleasant bowre with all delight abounding In the fresh shadowe did for them prepayre, To rest their limbs with wearines redounding.
I seeke the fields with her late footing synd; I seeke her bowre with her late presence deckt; Yet nor in field nor bowre I can her fynd, Yet field and bowre are full of her aspect.
There raignd a solemne silence ouer all, Nor voice was heard, nor wight was seene in bowre or hall.
That night they pas in ioy and iollity, 6 Feasting and courting both in bowre and hall; For Steward was excessiue Gluttonie, 8 That of his plenty poured forth to all; Which doen, the Chamberlain Slowth did to rest them call.
Canto xii Guyon by Palmers gouernance, passing through perils great, Doth ouerthrow the Bowre of blisse, and Acrasie defeat.
Mercy deare Lord (said he) what grace is this, 2 That thou hast shewed to me sinfull wight, To send thine Angell from her bowre of blis, 4 To comfort me in my distressed plight?
She witch'd my brother to a carlish boore, And made him stiffe and stronge; And built him a bowreon magicke grounde, To live by rapine and wronge.
This grimme barone, 'twas our harde happe, But yester morne to see; When to his bowre he bare my love, And sore misused me.
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