2041422For much imaginarie worke was there,

1423Conceipt deceitfull, so compact so kinde,

1424That for ACHILLES image stood his speare

1425Grip't in an Armed hand, himselfe behind

1426Was left vnseene, saue to the eye of mind,

1427 A hand, a foote, a face, a leg, a head

1428 Stood for the whole to be imagined.

2051429And from the wals of strong besieged TROY,

1430When their braue hope, bold HECTOR march'd to (field,

1431Stood manie Troian mothers sharing ioy,

1432To see their youthfull sons bright weapons wield,

1433And to their hope they such odde action yeeld,

1434 That through their light ioy seemed to appeare,

1435 (Like bright things staind) a kind of heauie feare.

2061436And from the strond of DARDAN where they fought,

1437To SIMOIS reedie bankes the red bloud ran,

1438Whose waues to imitate the battaile sought

1439With swelling ridges, and their rankes began

1440To breake vppon the galled shore, and than

1441 Retire againe, till meeting greater ranckes

1442 They ioine, & shoot their fome at SIMOIS bancks.