So did she steale his heedelesse hart away, xxxvii And ioyd his loue in secret vnespyde. But for she saw him bent to cruell play, To hunt the saluage beast in forrest wyde, Dreadfull of daunger, that mote him betyde, She oft and oft aduiz’d him to refraine From chase of greater beasts, whose brutish pryde Mote breede him scath[868] vnwares: but all in vaine; For who can shun the chaunce, that dest’ny doth ordaine? Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing, xxxviii Deadly engored of a great wild Bore, And by his side the Goddesse groueling Makes for him endlesse mone, and euermore With her soft garment wipes away the gore, Which staines his snowy skin with hatefull hew: But when she saw no helpe might him restore, Him to a dainty flowre she did transmew, Which in that cloth was wrought, as if it liuely grew. So was that chamber clad in goodly wize, xxxix And round about it many beds were dight, As whilome was the antique worldes guize, Some for vntimely ease, some for delight, As pleased them to vse, that vse it might: And all was full of Damzels, and of Squires, Dauncing and reueling both day and night, And swimming deepe in sensuall desires, And _Cupid_ still emongst them kindled lustfull fires. And all the while sweet Musicke did diuide xl Her looser notes with _Lydian_ harmony; And all the while sweet birdes thereto applide Their daintie layes and dulcet melody, Ay caroling of loue and iollity, That wonder was to heare their trim consort. Which when those knights beheld, with scornefull eye, They sdeigned such lasciuious disport, And loath’d the loose demeanure of that wanton sort. Thence they were brought to that great Ladies vew, xli Whom they found sitting on a sumptuous bed, That glistred all with gold and glorious shew, As the proud _Persian_ Queenes accustomed: She seemd a woman of great bountihed, And of rare beautie, sauing that askaunce Her wanton eyes, ill signes of womanhed, Did roll too lightly[869], and too often glaunce, Without regard of grace, or comely amenaunce. Long worke it were, and needlesse to deuize xlii Their goodly entertainement and great glee: She caused them be led in curteous wize Into a bowre, disarmed for to bee, And cheared well with wine and spiceree: The _Redcrosse_ Knight was soone disarmed there, But the braue Mayd would not disarmed bee, But onely vented vp her vmbriere, And so did let her goodly visage to appere.