Then bowing downe her aged backe, she kist xxvii The wicked witch, saying; In that faire face The false resemblance of Deceipt, I wist Did closely lurke; yet so true-seeming grace It carried, that I scarse in darkesome place Could it discerne, though I the mother bee Of falshood[192], and root of _Duessaes_ race. O welcome child, whom I haue longd to see, And now haue seene vnwares. Lo now I go with thee. Then to her yron wagon she betakes, xxviii And with her beares the fowle welfauourd witch: Through mirkesome aire her readie way she makes. Her twyfold Teme, of which two blacke as pitch, And two were browne, yet each to each vnlich, Did softly swim away, ne euer stampe, Vnlesse she chaunst their stubborne mouths to twitch; Then foming tarre, their bridles they would champe, And trampling the fine element, would fiercely rampe. So well they sped, that they be come at length xxix Vnto the place, whereas the Paynim lay, Deuoid of outward sense, and natiue strength, Couerd with charmed cloud from vew of day, And sight of men, since his late luckelesse fray. His cruell wounds with cruddy bloud congealed, They binden vp so wisely, as they may, And handle softly, till they can be healed: So lay him in her charet, close in night concealed. And all the while she stood vpon the ground, xxx The wakefull dogs did neuer cease to bay, As giuing warning of th’vnwonted sound, With which her yron wheeles did them affray, And her darke griesly looke them much dismay; The messenger of death, the ghastly Owle With drearie shriekes did also her bewray; And hungry Wolues continually did howle, At her abhorred face, so filthy and so fowle. Thence turning backe in silence soft they stole, xxxi And brought the heauie corse with easie pace To yawning gulfe of deepe _Auernus_ hole. By that same hole an entrance darke and bace With smoake and sulphure hiding all the place, Descends to hell: there creature neuer past, That backe returned without heauenly grace; But dreadfull _Furies_, which their chaines haue brast, And damned sprights sent forth to make ill men aghast. By that same way the direfull dames doe driue xxxii Their mournefull charet, fild with rusty blood, And downe to _Plutoes_ house are come biliue: Which passing through, on euery side them stood The trembling ghosts with sad amazed mood, Chattring their yron teeth, and staring wide With stonie eyes; and all the hellish brood Of feends infernall flockt on euery side, To gaze on earthly wight, that with the Night durst ride.