That euer she to me could say or doe,

Could she her wished freedome fro me wooe;

But forth I led her through the Temple gate,

By which I hardly past with much adoe:

But that same Ladie which me friended late

In entrance, did me also friend in my retrate.

No lesse did Daunger[197] threaten me with dread, lviii

When as he saw me, maugre all his powre,

That glorious spoyle of beautie with me lead,

Then Cerberus, when Orpheus did recoure