[IX. The first part. Naught vnder heauen so strongly doth allure]
Naught vnder heauen so strongly doth allure
Naught vnder heauen so strongly doth allure, the
sence of man, and all his minde posesse, as bewties louely
baite, louely baite, as bewties louely baite, that doth procure, great
warriours oft, their rigor to represse, And mightie hands forget,
forget their manlinesse, drawne with the power, of an hart robbing
eye, of an hart robbing eye, an hart robbing eye, and wrapt in
fetters, of a golden tresse, of a golden tresse, that can with melting pleasaunce
mollifie, that can with melting pleasaunce
mollifye, with pleasaunce molifie, their hardned harts,
envrde to blood and crueltie.
[X. The second part. So whilome learn'd that mighty Iewish swaine]
So whilome learn'd that mighty Iewish swaine
So whilome learn'd that mighty Iewish swaine, So whilome
learn'd that mighty Iewish swayne, Each of whose locks dyd match a
man of might, did match a man of might, To lay his spoiles, to lay his
spoiles before his lemans traine, So also did that great OEtean knight,
dyd that great OEtean knight, for his loues sake, his Lyons skinne vndight,
And so dyd warlike Antonye neglect, & so dyd warlike Antonye
neglect the worlds whole rule, for Cleopatras sight, for Cleopatras
sight, such wonderous powre, such wonderous powre, hath
womens faire aspect, to captiue men, and make them all the world reiect,
them all the world reiect.
