Taught to obay the menage of that Elfe,

That man and beast with powre imperious

Subdeweth to his kingdome[1177] tyrannous:

His blindfold eyes he bad a while vnbind,

That his proud spoyle of that same dolorous

Faire Dame he might behold in perfect kind;

Which seene, he much reioyced in his cruell mind.

Of which full proud, himselfe vp rearing hye, xxiii

He looked round about with sterne disdaine;

And did suruay his goodly company: