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At last she chaunced by good hap to meet

A goodly knight,[°] faire marching by the way

Together with his Squire, arrayed meet:

His glitterand armour shined farre away,

Like glauncing light of Phœbus brightest ray;

From top to toe no place appeared bare,

That deadly dint of steele endanger may:

Athwart his brest a bauldrick brave he ware,

That shynd, like twinkling stars, with stons most pretious rare.