His be that care, whom most it doth concerne, xliii (Said he) but whither with such hasty flight Art thou now bound? for well mote I discerne Great cause, that carries thee so swift and light. My Lord (quoth he) me sent, and streight behight To seeke _Occasion_,[578] where so she bee: For he is all disposd to bloudy fight, And breathes out wrath and hainous crueltie; Hard is his hap, that first fals in his ieopardie. Madman (said then the Palmer) that does seeke xliv _Occasion_ to wrath, and cause of strife; She comes vnsought, and shonned followes eke. Happy, who can abstaine, when Rancour rife Kindles Reuenge, and threats his rusty knife; Woe neuer wants, where euery cause is caught, And rash _Occasion_ makes vnquiet life. Then loe, where bound she sits, whom thou hast sought, (Said _Guyon_,) let that message to thy Lord be brought. That when the varlet heard and saw, streight way xlv He wexed wondrous wroth, and said, Vile knight, That knights and knighthood doest with shame vpbray, And shewst th’ensample of thy childish might, With silly weake old woman thus to[579] fight. Great glory and gay spoile sure hast thou got, And stoutly prou’d thy puissaunce here in sight; That shall _Pyrochles_ well requite, I wot, And with thy bloud abolish so reprochfull blot. With that one of his thrillant darts he threw, xlvi Headed with ire and vengeable despight; The quiuering steele his aymed end well knew, And to his brest it selfe intended right: But he was warie, and ere it empight In the meant marke, aduaunst his shield atweene, On which it seizing, no way enter might, But backe rebounding, left the forckhead keene; Eftsoones he fled away, and might no where be seene. FOOTNOTES: [552] Arg. 3 _Phedon_] _Phaon_ _1590_ [553] 4 _strife_ _1590_, _1596_ [554] i 2 (what) _1590_ [555] iv 3 walke. _1590_, _1596_ [556] x 4 He is not] He is no _1590 &c._: _corr. F. E._ [557] xii 8 tongue _1590_: tonge _F. E._ [558] 9 lock, _1590_, _1596_ [559] xvii 3 surpryse _1590_, _1596_ [560] 6 one] wretch _1590_ [561] 8 occasion] her guilful trech _1590_ [562] 9 light vpon] wandring ketch _1590_ [563] xviii 8 Or] Our _1609_ [564] xix 8 one,] one; _1596_ [565] xx 1 partake, _1590_, _1596_ [566] xxi 7 Sunne, _1590_, _1596_ [567] xxii 1 ere] ear _1590_ [568] 3 disposd _1590_, _1596_ [569] xxviii 2 _Priene_, _1596_ [570] 4 discerned _1609_ [571] 8 deathez _1609_ [572] xxxii 6 I,] I _1590_, _1596_ [573] xxxiv 1 most _1590_, _1596_ [574] xxxv 7 outweed _1590_, _1596_ [575] xxxvi 2 into] vnto _1596_ [576] 7 _Phedon_] _Phaon_ _1590_ [577] xli 2 _Pyrrhochles_ _1590 &c., passim_: _corr. F. E._ [578] xliii 6 _Occasion_; _1590_, _1596_ [579] xlv 5 thus to] that did _1590_ _Cant. V._