T’obay a womans tyrannous direction,

That might haue had of life or death election:

But hauing chosen, now he might not chaunge.

During which time, the warlike Amazon,

Whose wandring fancie after lust did raunge,

Gan cast a secret liking to this captiue straunge.

Which long concealing in her couert brest, xxvii

She chaw’d the cud of louers carefull plight;

Yet could it not so thoroughly digest,

Being fast fixed in her wounded spright,