957But Beautie in that white entituled,

58From Venus doues doth challenge that faire field,

59Then Vertue claimes from Beautie, Beauties red,

60Which Vertue gaue the golden age, to guild

61Their siluer cheekes, and cald it then their shield,

62 Teaching them thus to vse it in the fight,

63 Whē shame assaild, the red should fēce the white.

1064This Herauldry in LVCRECE face was seene,

65Argued by Beauties red and Vertues white,

66Of eithers colour was the other Queene:

67Prouing from worlds minority their right,

68Yet their ambition makes them still to fight:

69 The soueraignty of either being so great,

70 That oft they interchange ech others seat.

1171This silent warre of Lillies and of Roses,

72Which TARQVIN vew'd in her faire faces field,

73In their pure rankes his traytor eye encloses,

74Where least betweene them both it should be kild.

75The coward captiue vanquished, doth yeeld

76 To those two Armies that would let him goe,

77 Rather then triumph in so false a foe.