And is there then 15 Such rancour in the harts of mightie men?

A Gentle Knight was pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine

I saw two Beares, as white as anie milke, Lying together in a mightie cave, Of milde aspect, and haire as soft as silke, That salvage nature seemed not to have, Nor after greedie spoyle of blood to crave: 565 Two fairer beasts might not elswhere be found, Although the compast* world were sought around.

70 And as these heavens still by degrees arize, Until they come to their first movers* bound, That in his mightie compasse doth comprize And carrie all the rest with him around, So those likewise doe by degrees redound**, 75 And rise more faire, till they at last arive To the most faire, whereto they all do strive.

Rest still in calme secure tranquillitie, And over-blowe this storme of mightie feare With pleasant gales of hoped quietnesse.

Thou art his god, thou art his mightie guyde, 225 Thou, being blind, letst him not see his feares, But carriest him to that which he had eyde, Through seas, through flames, through thousand swords and speares; * Ne ought so strong that may his force withstand, With which thou armest his resistlesse hand.

105 [* Troynovant, London] "But long ere this, Bunduca, Britonnesse, Her mightie hoast against my bulwarkes brought; Bunduca!

Beholde the mightie miracles of God, That sencelesse things should propagate their sinne That are more bestiall farre then beastlinesse Of any creature most insensible!

Nemesis despight, Betwixt two mightie ones of great estate, Drawne into armes and proofe of mortall fight Through prowd ambition and hart-swelling hate, 5 Whilest neither could the others greater might And sdeignfull scorne endure; that from small iarre Their wraths at length broke into open warre.

Her ancient monuments of mightie peeres, And old heröes, which their world did daunt With their great deedes and fild their childrens eares?

Beholde what wreake, what mine, and what wast, And how that she which with her mightie powre Tam'd all the world hath tam'd herselfe at last; The pray of Time, which all things doth devowre!

From Agra I came to Prage, where the riuer Iemena entreth into the mightie river Ganges, and Iemena looseth his name.

What cares ye valiant tailyor-man For all ye cowarde fears? Against ye scissors of ye Fates, He points his mightie shears.

"There next the utmost brinck doth he abide 385 That did the bankets of the gods bewray, Whose throat through thirst to nought nigh being dride, His sense to seeke for ease turnes every way: And he that in avengement of his pride, For scorning to the sacred gods to pray, 390 Against a mountaine rolls a mightie stone, Calling in vaine for rest, and can have none.

"Gainst which the noble sonne of Telamon Oppos'd himselfe, and thwarting* his huge shield, Them battell bad; gainst whom appeard anon 515 Hector, the glorie of the Troian field: Both fierce and furious in contention Encountred, that their mightie strokes so shrild As the great clap of thunder, which doth ryve The railing heavens and cloudes asunder dryve.

Yes, mightie surloyns.

how the Tyrannesse doth ioy to see The hugh massácres which her eyes do make, And humbled harts brings captive unto thee, That thou of them mayst mightie vengeance take.

His mightie vowes and protestations Do almost seeme to pleade integritie, But that we all do know the contrarie.

And yet I cannot boast of mightie wealth:

If I am heavie, if I often sigh, And if my eyes beare recordes of my woe, Condemne me not, for I have mightie cause, More then I will impart to any one.