But when he to himselfe returnd againe, xliv All full of rage he gan to curse and sweare, And vow by _Mahoune_ that he should be slaine. With that his murdrous mace he vp did reare, That seemed nought the souse thereof could beare, And therewith smote at him with all his might. But ere that it to him approched neare, The royall child with readie quicke foresight, Did shun the proofe thereof and it auoyded light. But ere his hand he could recure againe, xlv To ward his bodie from the balefull stound, He smote at him with all his might and maine, So furiously, that ere he wist, he found His head before him tombling on the ground. The whiles his babling tongue did yet blaspheme And curse his God, that did him so confound; The whiles his life ran foorth[147] in bloudie streame, His soule descended downe into the Stygian reame. Which when that Squire beheld, he woxe full glad xlvi To see his foe breath[148] out his spright in vaine: But that same dwarfe right sorie seem’d and sad, And howld aloud to see his Lord there slaine, And rent his haire and scratcht his face for paine. Then gan the Prince at leasure to inquire Of all the accident, there hapned plaine, And what he was, whose eyes did flame with fire; All which was thus to him declared by that Squire. This mightie man (quoth he) whom you haue slaine, xlvii Of an huge Geauntesse whylome was bred; And by his strength rule to himselfe did gaine Of many Nations into thraldome led, And mightie kingdomes of his force adred; Whom yet he conquer’d not by bloudie fight, Ne hostes of men with banners brode dispred, But by the powre of his infectious sight, With which he killed all, that came within his might. Ne was he euer vanquished afore, xlviii But euer vanquisht all, with whom he fought; Ne was there man so strong, but he downe bore, Ne woman yet so faire, but he her brought Vnto his bay, and captiued her thought. For most of strength and beautie his desire Was spoyle to make, and wast them vnto nought, By casting secret flakes of lustfull fire From his false eyes, into their harts and parts entire. Therefore _Corflambo_ was he cald aright, xlix Though namelesse there his bodie now doth lie, Yet hath he left one daughter that is hight The faire _Pœana_; who seemes outwardly So faire, as euer yet saw liuing eie: And were her vertue like her beautie bright, She were as faire as any vnder skie. But ah she giuen is to vaine delight, And eke too loose of life, and eke of loue too light.