with a wounded hart full well vnderstanding that
mine eies had drawen it dying into all these elegant parts. Yet
neuertheles I could not so bridle and suppresse my amorous inflamed
sighes, or so closely couer them, but that they would needs expresse my
inward desire.

By means whereof she was changed from contagious loue, and striking with
hir stolen regards (enuying the same) she turned it vpon me, so as I
perceiued an incensing fire pruriently diffusing it selfe through my
inward parts and hollow veines: and during the contemplate beholding of
hir most rare and excellent beautie, a mellifluous delight and sweete
solace constrained me thereunto. Thus disordinately beaten with the
importune spur of vnsatiable desire, I found my selfe to be set vpon
with the mother of loue, inuironed round about with hir flamigerous
sonne, and inuaded with so faire a shape, that I was with these and
others so excellent circumstances brought into such an agonie of minde
and sicknes of bodie, and in such sort infeebled, that the least haire
of hir head was a band forcible ynough to hold me fast, and euery rowled
tramell a chaine and shackle to fetter me, being fed with the sweetnes
of hir beautie, and hooked with the pleasant baits of hir amorous
delights, that I was not able with whatsoeuer cunning deuise to resist
the inuading heates and prouoking desires still comming vpon me, that I
determined rather to die than longer to endure the same, or in this
solitarie place to offer hir any dishonor.

Then againe I was determined with humble requests and submissiue
intreaties to say thus:

Alas most delighted _Polia_, at this present to die by thee is a thing
that I desire, and my death if it were effected by these thy small,
slender and faire hands, the ende thereof should be more tolerable,
sweete and glorious vnto me, bicause my hart is compassed about with
such tormenting flames, still more and more cruelly increasing, and
burning the same without pitie or intermission, so as by meanes thereof
I am bereft of all rest.

And heerewithall intending to put in execution another determinate
purpose, behold my hart was tormented with more sharpe flames, that me
thought I was all of a light fire. Ah wo is me what wert thou aduised to
do _Poliphilus_? Remember the violence done to _Deianira_ and the chaste
Roman lady. Consider what followed them for a reward, and diuers others.

Call to minde that mighty princes haue beene reiected of their
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