'What meane the mermayds when they daunce and sing 'But certaine death vnto the marriner? 'What tydings doe the dauncing dilphins[248] bring, 'But that some dangerous storme approcheth nere? 'Then sith both Loue and Dauncing lyueries beare 'Of such ill hap, vnhappy may I[249] proue, 'If sitting free I either daunce or loue.' [Footnote 248: In first edition also spelled 'dilphins' = dolphins. G.] [Footnote 249: In first edition, 'they.' G.] 102. Yet once again _Antinous_ did reply; 'Great Queen, condemne not Loue[250] the innocent, 'For this mischeuous lust, which traterously 'Vsurps his name, and steales his ornament: 'For that true Loue which Dauncing did inuent, 'Is he that tun'd the World's whole harmony, 'And linkt all men in sweet societie. [Footnote 250: Note here, 'True Loue inventor of dauncing.' G] 103. 'He first extracted from th' earth-mingled mind 'That heau'nly fire, or quintessence diuine, 'Which doth such simpathy in beauty find, 'As is betweene the elme and fruitful vine, 'And so to beauty euer doth encline; 'Life's[251] life it is, and cordiall to the heart, 'And of our better part, the better part. [Footnote 251: Spelled 'Liues.' G.] 104. 'This _is true Loue_, by that true _Cupid_ got, 'Which daunceth galliards in your amorous eyes, 'But to your frozen hart approcheth not-- 'Onely your hart he dares not enterprise; 'And yet through euery other part he flyes, 'And euery where he nimbly daunceth now, 'Though[252] in your selfe, your selfe perceiue not how. [Footnote 252: Thomas Davies and Southey, as before, misprint egregiously 'that.' G.] 105. 'For your sweet beauty daintily transfus'd 'With due proportion throughout euery part; 'What is it but a daunce where Loue hath vs'd 'His finer cunning, and more curious art? 'Where all the elements themselues impart, 'And turne, and wind, and mingle with such measure, 'That th' eye that sees it surfeits with the pleasure? 106. 'Loue in the twinckling of your eylids daunceth, 'Loue daunceth in your pulses and your vaines, 'Loue when you sow, your needle's point aduanceth 'And makes it daunce a thousand curious straines 'Of winding rounds, whereof the forme remaines; 'To shew, that your faire hands can daunce the hey, 'Which your fine feet would learne as well as they. 107. 'And when your iuory fingers touch the strings 'Of any siluer-sounding instrument; 'Loue makes them daunce to those sweete murmerings, 'With busie skill, and cunning excellent; 'O that your feet those tunes would represent 'With artificiall motions to and fro, 'That Loue this art in ev'ry part might sho[w]e! 108.