_Pallas_ that houre with her sweet breath diuine Inspir'd immortall beautie in her eyes; That with cælestiall glory shee did shine, Brighter[187] then _Venus_ when shee doth arise Out of the waters to adorne the skies; The Wooers all amazèd doe admire And checke their owne presumptuous desire. [Footnote 186: Phemius, a great singer at the court of Ulysses: Odys. i. 154, 337: the latter contains the allusion _supra_, where Penelope stands at the door of the hall and listens to the song. G.] [Footnote 187: Misprinted 'brigher.' G.] 11. Onely _Antinous_ when at first he view'd Her starbright eyes, that with new honour shind; Was not dismayd, but there-with-all renew'd The noblesse and the splendour of his mind; And as he did fit circumstances find, Vnto the throne he boldly gan aduance, And with faire maners wooed the Queene to dance. 12. 'Goddesse of women, sith your heau'nlinesse 'Hath now vouchsaft it selfe to represent 'To our dim eyes, which though they see the lesse 'Yet are they blest in their astonishment; 'Imitate heau'n, whose beauties excellent 'Are in continuall motion day and night, 'And moue thereby more wonder and delight. 13. 'Let me the moouer be, to turne about 'Those glorious ornaments, that Youth and Loue 'Haue fixed in you, euery part throughout; 'Which if you will in timely measure moue, 'Not all those precious iemms in heau'n aboue, 'Shall yeeld a sight more pleasing to behold, 'With all their turnes and tracings manifold.' 14. With this the modest Princesse blusht and smil'd, Like to a cleare and rosie euentide, And softly did returne this answer mild: 'Faire Sir, you needs must fairely be denide 'Where your demaund cannot be satisfide; 'My feet, which onely Nature taught to goe, 'Did neuer yet the art of footing know. 15. 'But why perswade you me to this new rage? '(For all disorder and misrule is new) 'For such misgouernment in former age, 'Our old diuine Forefathers neuer knew; 'Who if they liu'd, and did the follies view, 'Which their fond nephews make their chiefe affaires, 'Would hate themselues that had begot such heires.' 16. 'Sole heire of Vertue and of Beautie both, 'Whence cometh it (_Antinous_ replies) 'That your imper[i]ous vertue is so loth 'To graunt your beauty her chiefe exercise? 'Or from what spring doth your opinion rise 'That dauncing[188] is a frenzy and a rage, 'First knowne and vs'd in this new-fangled age? [Footnote 188: Misprinted in 1612 edition 'danching.' G.] 17.