THE ARGUMENT OF THE SECOND CANTO

The catalogue and character |

Of tK enemies best men of war; \

Whom^ in a hold harangue, the Knight |

Defies, and challenges to fight. \

H' encounters Talgol, routs the Bear, \

And takes the Fiddler prisoner, |

Coni>ejs hhn^to enchanted castle^ i

There shuts him fast in wooden bastile. \

X HERE was an ancient sage philosopher, That had read Alexander Ross over, And swore the world, as he could prove. Was made of fighting and of love : i

Just so romances are ; for what else !

Is in them all, but love and battles?

O' th' first of these w' have no great matter To treat of, but a world o' th' latter. In which to do the injur'd right ;