Nathelesse it bore his foe not from his sell,
But made him stagger, as he were not well:
But Guyon selfe, ere well he was aware,
Nigh a speares length behind his crouper fell,
Yet in his fall so well him selfe he bare,
That mischieuous mischance his life and limbes did spare.
Great shame and sorrow of that fall he tooke; vii
For neuer yet, sith[862] warlike armes he bore,
And shiuering speare in bloudie field first shooke,
He found himselfe dishonored so sore.