Th’eternall brood of glorie excellent:

Such restlesse passion did all night torment

The flaming corage of that Faery knight,

Deuizing, how that doughtie turnament

With greatest honour he atchieuen might;

Still did he[171] wake, and still did watch for dawning light.

At last the golden Orientall gate[172] ii

Of greatest heauen gan to open faire,

And Phœbus fresh, as bridegrome to his mate,

Came dauncing forth, shaking his deawie haire: