185 184 Which The second Booke of the Faerie Queene. Contayning The Legend of Sir Guyon. OR Of Temperaunce. [1] RIght Right well I wote most mighty Soueraine Soveraine , That all this famous antique history, Of some th’aboundance of an ydle braine Will iudged judged be, and painted forgery, Rather 1590.bk2.II.proem.1.5. then: than then than matter of iust just memory, Sith none, that breatheth liuing living aire, does know, Where is that happy land of Faery, Which I so much doe vaunt, yet no where show, But vouch antiquities, which no body can know. [2] But let that man with better sence aduize advize , That of the world least part to vs us is red: And daily how through hardy enterprize, Many great Regions are discouered discovered , 186 Cant. The Second Booke of Cant. I. I. Which to late age were neuer never mentioned. mentioned, Who euer ever heard of th’Indian PerúPeru? Or who in venturous vessell measured The Amazons Amazon Amarons huge riuer river now found trew trew? true? Or fruitfullest Virginia who did euer ever vew? vew. view? [3] Yet all these were when no man did them know, Yet haue have from wisest ages hidden beene beene: And later times thinges more vnknowne unknowne shall show: ſ⁀how ſ⁀how. ſ⁀howe. Why then should witlesse man so much misweeneThat nothing is but that which he hath seene?What if within the Moones fayre shining ſpheare,spheare, ſphearespheare ſpheare?spheare? What if in euery every other starre vnseene unseene Of other worldes he happily should heare?heare He wõder wonder would much more, yet such to some appeare. appeare [4] Of faery lond yet if he more inquyreBy certein signes here sett in sondrie placeHe may it fynd; ne let him then admyreBut yield his sence to bee too blunt and baceThat n’ote no’te without an hound fine footing trace.trace And thou then thou, O fayrest Princesse vnder under sky sky, In this fayre mirrhour maist behold thy face,face And thine owne realmes in lond of Faery,Faery And in this antique ymage thy great auncestry. [5] The which O pardon me thus to enfold In couert covert vele and wrap in shadowes light,light That feeble eyes your glory may behold, behold Which elles ells elſeelse could not endure those beames bright, bright But would bee dazled with exceeding light; light light. O pardon and vouchsafe with patient eare The braue brave aduentures adventures of this faery knight The good Sir Guyon gratiously to heare, heare In whom great rule of Temp’raunce goodly doth ap-(peare.