264 That lifts your notes from shepherds to kings, 265 So like the lively lark that, mounting, sings. 266 267 Your lovely Rosalind seems now forlorn, Rosalind > (Colin Clout's love in _SC_) 268 and all your gentle flocks forgotten quite, 269 Your changed heart now holds your pipes in scorn, 270 those pretty pipes that did your mates delight. 271 Those trusty mates, that loved you so well, 272 Whom you gave mirth: as they gave you the bell. the bell > the prize; first place (before cups were awarded to winners of horse-races, etc., a little gold or silver bell was presented as the prize) 273 274 Yet as you erst with your sweet roundelays erst > previously, at first roundelays > {Short, simple songs} 275 did stir to glee our lads in homely bowers: glee > delight bowers > rooms, chambers 276 So might you now, in these refined lays, 277 delight the dainty ears of higher powers. 278 And so might they in their deep scanning skill scanning skill > ability to understand [poetry] 279 Allow and grace our Colin's flowing quill. 280 281 And fair befall that _Faery Queen_ of yours, fair > [fair fortune] 282 in whose fair eyes love linked with virtue sits: 283 Infusing by those beauties fierce divine, divine > [and divine] 284 Such high conceits into your humble wits, conceits > ideas 285 As raised has poor pastor's oaten reed pastor's > shepherd's oaten reed > (Of which shepherds' pipe were supposedly made) 286 From rustic tunes to chant heroic deeds. 287 288 So might your Redcross Knight with happy hand happy > fortunate 289 victorious be in that fair island's right: that fair island > [Britain] 290 Which you do veil in type of Faery Land, 291 Eliza's blessed field, that Albion hight, Eliza > [Elizabeth] hight > is called 292 That shields her friends, and wars her mighty foes, wars > [wages war upon] 293 Yet still with people, peace, and plenty flows. still > ever 294 295 But (jolly shepherd) though with pleasing style jolly > gallant, fine style > style; literary composition, _hence:_ poem, song (cf. _SC_, "Januarie", 10) 296 you feast the humour of the courtly train: humour > state of mind; _hence:_ tastes train > assembly, entourage 297 Let not conceit your settled sense beguile, 298 nor daunted be through envy or disdain. 299 Subject your doom to her empiring spirit, doom > fate empiring > imperial 300 From whence your Muse and all the world takes light. 301 _Hobinoll_